Belemnites are an extinct group of Mesozoic coleoid cephalopods with a fossil record
ranging from the early Late Triassic [about 240 million years ago (Mya)] to the Cretaceous …

Offering a centennial perspective of paleopathology is a daunting task. Not only has much
changed since the inception of the AJPA in 1918, but prior reviews by Angel (1981) …

Neandertals disappeared from the fossil record around 40,000 bp, after a demographic
history of small and isolated groups with high but variable levels of inbreeding, and …

Objectives This paper aims to provide an explicit theoretical model for the cognitive
processes involved in paleopathological diagnosis. Methods The approach adopted is a …

Weighted threshold diagnostic criteria approaches have emerged for diseases that involve
skeletal/bony tissue that are readily diagnosed in the field of paleopathology such as …

Syphilis is one of the most exciting diseases explored in paleopathology and, therefore,
tracing back its origin and development has provided a prolific debate. The combination of …

Five well-preserved individuals from Dmanisi represent a paleodeme attributed to early
Homo. Here we provide a case study of the D2280 adult cranium, which presents four oval …

The key to evolution is reproduction. Pathogens can either kill the human host or can invade
the host without causing death, thus ensuring their own survival, reproduction and spread …

Objective This paper aims to contribute to the definition of ancient rare diseases in skeletons
displaying pathologies associated with paralysis. It uses a new suite of methods, which can …

In his review article John W. Verano covered trauma, warfare, trophy taking, and human
sacrifice, but his discussion mostly focused on the results of studies of museum or private …