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Internat J Osteoarchaeol 13 (4)
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Title:
Internat J Osteoarchaeol 13 (4)
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International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
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Volume:
13 (4)
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Journal
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Editor:
Simon Hillson
G J R Maat
Shelley Saunders
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd
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Year of Publication:
2003
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jissue/104549797
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Created Date:
04 May 2007
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Abstract
A first prehistoric case of tuberculosis from Britain
Simon Mays
G M Taylor
189 - 196
A likely case of tuberculosis in an Iron Age human burial from Dorset is described. Osteological examination and biomolecular study support the diagnosis. A radiocarbon determination indicates a date range for the burial of BC 400--230. This case represents the earliest reported case of tuberculosis from Britain, and indicates that the disease was present here prior to the Roman invasion.
An examination of skulls from two British sites for possible evidence of scurvy
Melissa Melikian
Tony Waldron
207 - 212
Skulls and mandibles from the Romano-British site of Poundbury, Dorset and a medieval site at Abingdon in Oxfordshire were examined for porosity which has been considered to be indicative of the presence of scurvy. In addition, a number of skulls from various locations in Peru were examined. Virtually all the skulls had porosity at at least one site and in all cases the palate was most frequently affected. The rank order of affected sites showed some differences between the three samples but the most striking change was the frequency with which the cranial vault and maxilla were affected in the Peruvian skulls compared with the British. The differences were not statistically significant, however. None of the appearances was consistent with those of known cases of infantile scurvy and the authors doubt whether scurvy can be diagnosed on the basis of porosity in the skull and mandible unless it conforms to recognized clinical patterns.
