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La paleopatología investiga la evolución de las enfermedades en el pasado y las formas en las cuales las sociedades humanas se adaptan a ellas y a su medio ambiente (Zuckerman et al., 2012). Desde esta perspectiva evolutiva, las... more
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      PaleopathologyPaleopathology in mummified remainsBilogical Anthropology, Paleotology, PaleopathologyPaleopathology, Biological Anthropology, Dental Anthropology
Paleopathology includes the analysis of diseases in the past through a variety of sources of information including skeletonized and mummified remains, studies of microorganisms, historical and ethnographic documents and molecular... more
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      PaleopathologyPaleoparasitologyPaleopathology in mummified remainsBilogical Anthropology, Paleotology, Paleopathology
In the 19th century, easy ignitable matches were a technological advancement but the white phosphorus component led to a new industrial disease, the phosphorus necrosis of the jaw. This paper draws awareness to phosphorus necrosis of the... more
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      PaleopathologyBilogical Anthropology, Paleotology, PaleopathologyPaleopathology, Biological Anthropology, Dental AnthropologyPaleopatologia
Until the last century, ammonium urate stones were quite common in preindustrial Europe. In contemporary practice these stones are found in developing countries, and are associated with uric acid and ammonium-enriched urine. Such... more
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      UrologyUrinary Tract InfectionsUrinary StonesAncient Medicine; Paleopathology
Paleopathology in bones of very small mammals has rarely been studied. Different types of osseous lesions of mammals weighing under 0.2 kg, recovered from the Holocene strata of Cueva Tixi archaeological and pa-leontological site... more
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      ZooarchaeologyBioarchaeologyPaleopathologyOsteology