TY - JOUR
KW - Skeleton
KW - Tuberculosis
KW - leprosy
AU - Rubini M
AU - Zaio P
AU - Roberts CA
AB - Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th-5th century CE), and briefly reviews the extant evidence for these infections in Italy. The skeletal evidence for TB in Italy is more ancient than for leprosy, and is more common. The oldest evidence for both mycobacterial diseases is in the North of Italy, but this could be by chance, even if biomolecular models suggest a land route from the East to central Europe, especially for leprosy.
BT - Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24129278?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2013 Oct 12
DO - 10.1016/j.jchb.2013.07.006
J2 - Homo
LA - eng
N2 - Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th-5th century CE), and briefly reviews the extant evidence for these infections in Italy. The skeletal evidence for TB in Italy is more ancient than for leprosy, and is more common. The oldest evidence for both mycobacterial diseases is in the North of Italy, but this could be by chance, even if biomolecular models suggest a land route from the East to central Europe, especially for leprosy.
PY - 2013
T2 - Homo : internationale Zeitschrift fur die vergleichende Forschung am Menschen
TI - Tuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence.
SN - 1618-1301
ER -