The natural mummies of Popoli

A new site in the inner Abruzzo Region (Central Italy)

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6136262
AutoresLuca Ventura (0000-0002-1526-3941), Pietro Leocata (0000-0002-2342-6720), Ronald Beckett, Gerald J Conlogue (0000-0003-1407-4273), Gerald Conlogue, Giulia Sindici, Antonio N Calabrese (0000-0003-2437-7761), Antonio Calabrese (0000-0003-3384-8932), Di Giandomenico, Vincenzo Di Giandomenico, G Fornaciari (0000-0002-1334-1707)
Ano2002
Volume19
Páginas151-160
Data de publicação2002-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAntropologia Portuguesa (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0870-0990 • E-ISSN: 2182-7982
EditoraCoimbra University Press (PUBLISHER • PT)
DOI10.14195/2182-7982_19_13
OpenAlexW2522516089
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas1

The authors describe the preliminary investigation of the natural mummies found in the church of the Holy Trinity in Popoli (inner Abruzzo region, Central Italy) and dating back from 1734 to 1845.The project was featured as an episode in the National Geographic Channel series "The Mummy Road Show".The mummy of a male individual, 35-40 years old, underwent non-destructive examination with radiological, endoscopical, histological and X-ray diffraction analysis.Tire individual, belonging to high social class, was found affected by caries, paradontal disease, rib fractures, calcification of the diaphragm and renal urolythiasis.The recovery and complete investigation of the whole series of human remains will offer the opportunity to trace an anthropologic and paleopathologic profile of this interesting community

Ancient history · Archaeology · Geography · Natural (archaeology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies · History · Paleopathology and ancient diseases