Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Tuberculosis in Non-Adults
1.2. Historical and Archaeological Background
2. Materials and Methods
Ethical Statement
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Site | Region | Chronology | n ID/Sex | Age |
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Pollera Cave [32,33] | Liguria | C14 date: 5730 ± 3 0 BP; 4624–4455 BCE (2σ) | 1/- | 5 years |
Arene Candide [34] | Liguria | C14 date: 1st half of 4th millennium BCE | 1/M | 15 years |
Tassullo [35] | Trentino Alto-Adige | 6th–11th century CE | 1/- | 9 months |
Parma [20] | Emilia Romagna | 19th–20th century CE | 4/F 4/M | 17–20 years 17–20 years |
Vertebra | Side Location [42] | Bone Location [42] | Extent of Involvement [42] | Number of Foci [42] | Trait Observed [20] | Size of Lesion [20] |
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T7 | Lateral R | P/E | <1/3 | 1 | OtF | <3 mm |
Lateral L | NP | NP | 2 | Er (1) OtF (1) | <3 mm | |
T9 | Lateral R | P/E | <1/3 | 5 | ER (3) OtF (2) | <3 mm |
Lateral L | P/E | <1/3 | 3 | ER (3) | <3 mm | |
L2 | Lateral R | P/E | <1/3 | 4 | ER (2) OtF (2) | <3 mm |
Lateral L | P/E | <1/3 | 3 | ER (1) OtF (2) | <3 mm |
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Larentis, O.; Pangrazzi, C.; Tonina, E. Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy. Heritage 2023, 6, 4886-4900. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6070260
Larentis O, Pangrazzi C, Tonina E. Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy. Heritage. 2023; 6(7):4886-4900. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6070260
Chicago/Turabian StyleLarentis, Omar, Caterina Pangrazzi, and Enrica Tonina. 2023. "Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy" Heritage 6, no. 7: 4886-4900. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6070260