Paleopathology in the Piraino mummies as illustrated by X-rays

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ID6135841
AutoresD Piombino-Mascali (0000-0001-8277-8745, University of Messina), Albert Zink (0000-0002-1461-747X, European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment), Albert R Zink (European Academy, Institute for Mummies and the Iceman, Bolzano), Stephanie Panzer (0000-0002-5273-4327, Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau)
Ano2016
Volume125
Fascículo1
Páginas25-33
Data de publicação2016-12-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAnthropological Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0918-7960 • E-ISSN: 1348-8570
EditoraAnthropological Society of Nippon (PUBLISHER • JP)
DOI10.1537/ase.160916
OpenAlexW2565546103
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas30

This paper presents the first radiological investigation of a collection of Sicilian mummies held in a crypt beneath the Mother Church of Piraino, Italy. The chamber contains 26 preserved bodies of religious dignitaries, either conserved vertically in special wall niches or horizontally on wooden shelves. The majority of bodies are clothed, and transportation outside of the crypt was not feasible. Therefore assessment of the remains via paleoradiological methods appeared to be the most convenient approach to investigate this precious ethno-anthropological heritage. Radiological examination of 23 of these mummies yielded information relating to their funerary treatment and some of the pathological alterations associated with the remains. These included osteoarthritis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, and neoplasms, as well as any trauma present. These analyses provided insights into mortuary behavior and the osteobiographies of these clerical figures

Ancient history · Archaeology · Paleopathology · Pathology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies · History · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Anatomy