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Paleopatologi

 

Definition

Pal�opatologi, l�ren om sygdomsforandringer i ark�ologisk materiale. De h�rde v�v, knogler og t�nder, er de dele af den menneskelige organisme, der bevares bedst. Afh�ngigt af de fysiske omst�ndigheder kan ogs� andre v�v bevares og g�res til genstand for unders�gelser, fx i mumier, der er balsamerede, eller i moselig, idet jordbundens sammens�tning kan have muliggjort bevarelse af b�de bl�ddele og h�rde v�v. Pal�opatologiens metoder har meget tilf�lles med dem, der anvendes i antropologi og retsmedicin.

Ved r�ntgenunders�gelse og direkte iagttagelse af egyptiske mumiefund kan der p�vises sygdomsforandringer i knogler, fx f�lger efter polio i fodknogler og tuberkulose i ryghvirvler med dannelse af pukkelryg.

I Danmark har medicinhistorikeren Vilhelm M�ller-Christensen foretaget udgravninger af bl.a. Sankt J�rgensg�rden i N�stved og �belholt Kloster og grundlagt en skeletsamling med karakteristiske forandringer efter engelsk syge, tuberkulose og spedalskhed. Knoglefund kan ogs� give vidnesbyrd om kirurgiske indgreb, fx trepanation, og om behandling med efterf�lgende opheling af knoglebrud.

Desuden kan h�r og hud unders�ges, idet indholdet af kulhydrater kan v�re bevaret. Med moderne molekyl�rbiologiske metoder er det desuden muligt at analysere DNA, der ligeledes er meget modstandsdygtigt, og derved p�vise eventuelle sygdomsrelaterede gener heri. Ved p�visning af DNA fra mikroorganismer kan der skabes viden om forekomst af infektionssygdomme.

Kilde: Den Store Danske (Gyldendals �bne encyklop�di)

 

Ressourcer

 

 
Paleomicrobiology (book cover)
   

The study of paleopathology


Charlotte Roberts & Keith Manchester
Kapitel 1 af Archaeology of disease, Cornell University Press; 3 ed. (2007)

Beskrivelse af bogen:

The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries from which humans suffered in antiquity. Charlotte Roberts and Keith Manchester offer a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining the results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, other areas of archaeology, art, and ethnography. The book contains information on congenital, infectious, dental, joint, endocrine, and metabolic diseases. The authors provide a clinical context for specific ailments and accidents and consider the relevance of ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practices, and prehistoric medicine. This fully revised third edition has been updated to and encompasses rapidly developing research methods of in this fascinating field.

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» K�b bogen p� eLounge.com

 
Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains (bog cover)
   

Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains


Donald J. Ortner & Walter G. J. Putschar (1st ed.)
Donald J. Ortner (2nd ed.)

Forlagets beskrivelse:

Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of pathological conditions that affect the human skeleton. There is much that ancient skeletal remains can reveal to the modern orthopaedist, pathologist, forensic anthropologist, and radiologist about the skeletal manifestations of diseases that are rarely encountered in modern medical practice. Beautifully illustrated with over 1,100 photographs and drawings, this book provides essential text and materials on bone pathology, which will improve the diagnostic ability of those interested in human dry bone pathology. It also provides time depth to our understanding of the effect of disease on past human populations.

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» L�s 2. udgave via ScienceDirect

 
Palaeopathology (book cover)
   

Palaeopathology


Tony Waldron
Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Forlagets beskrivelse:

Paleopathology is designed to help bone specialists with diagnosis of diseases in skeletal assemblages. It suggests an innovative method of arriving at a diagnosis in the skeleton by applying what are referred to as "operational definitions." The aim is to ensure that all those who study bones will use the same criteria for diagnosing disease, which will enable valid comparisons to be made between studies. This book is based on modern clinical knowledge and provides background information so that those who read will understand the natural history of bone diseases, and this will enable them to draw reliable conclusions from their observations. Details of bone metabolism and the fundamentals of basic pathology are also provided, as well as a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography. A short chapter on epidemiology provides information on how best to analyze and present the results of a study of human remains.

» Bogens hjemmeside

» L�s bogen her [pdf: 2,55 MB]

 
Paleomicrobiology (book cover)
   

Paleomicrobiology: Past Human Infections


Didier Raoult & Michel Drancourt (Eds.)
Springer, Berlin & Heidelberg, 2008.

Forlagets beskrivelse:

"Paleomicrobiology � Past Human Infections" features the methods and main achievements in this emerging field of research at the intersection of microbiology and evolution, history and anthropology. New molecular approaches have already provided exciting results, such as confirmation of a single biotype of Yersinia pestis as the causative agent of historical plague pandemics, and the closer proximity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from ancient skeletons to modern strains than to Mycobacterium bovis, shedding new light on the evolution of major human pathogens and pathogen�population relationships. Firm microbiological diagnoses also provide historians and anthropologists with new data on which to base evaluation of past epidemics.

» Bogens hjemmeside

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PaleoRadiology (book cover)
   

PaleoRadiology: Imaging Mummies and Fossils


Rethy K. Chhem & Don R. Brothwell
Springer, Berlin & Heidelberg, 2008.

Forlagets beskrivelse:

Diagnostic paleoradiology is the use of X-ray studies to detect ancient diseases. The broad range of themes and imaging techniques in this volume reflects four decades of research undertaken by Don Brothwell in anthropology, human paleopathology, and zooarchaeology, combined with two decades of skeletal radiology experience during which Rethy Chhem read over 150,000 X-ray and CT studies.

» Bogens hjemmeside

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Large caries cavity in molar
   

What Ancient Human Teeth Can Reveal? Demography, Health, Nutrition and Biological Relations in Luistari


Kati Salo
Master thesis in archaeology. Department of archaeology, University of Helsinki, 2005.

Aim of the study

The main goal of archaeology is to explain how people lived in the past. One of the main study subjects should be to study the remains of the people themselves. The aim of this study is to show how dental remains can be used in archaeological research in Finland. This paper, which analyses dental material from Luistari, gives one example of the possibilities. The three main themes of the study are demography, health, and the biological relationships of the deceased. The questions this study intends to address are the age at death and sex of the persons buried, their diseases (i.e. dental diseases or other conditions affecting the teeth) and the genetic relationships inside this population in comparison with other populations. The dental status and genetic markers are also compared to grave goods. Teeth may also tell something about nutrition and human behavior, but here these aspects are discussed only in a preliminary form.

» L�s What Ancient Human Teeth Can Reveal? [pdf]

 

 

International Journal of Paleopathology