Osteological evidence of metabolic diseases from a post medieval North Italy archaeological site

Larentis, Omar; Tonina, Enrica; Iorio, Silvia; Gorini, Ilaria; Licata, Marta

doi:10.1080/14767058.2018.1560405

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“…Breastfeeding played a crucial role, and wet nurses likely cared for children even during the Middle Ages. The absence of breastfeeding may have contributed to infant mortality [84,85], although in lower social classes and rural areas like Sanzenone, as demonstrated by studies on a post-medieval sample recovered from a cemetery dedicated exclusively to infants, located in a nearby church [86,87], mothers predominantly breastfed their children due to the inability to afford a wet nurse [88,89]. Ethnographic evidence indicates that breastfeeding is culturally accepted in most societies but practiced only in exceptional circumstances, such as abandonment, maternal death, breast infection, illness, or when the infant requires supplementary nutrition [9].…”

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Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy

2023

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We discuss the probable presence of tuberculosis in non-adults of a medieval rural community in northern Italy with a biocultural perspective. Before birth, mother and child have a closely interconnected relationship, as suggested by the role of microchimerism on maternal health. To better understand maternal–child health and related stress factors, paleopathology has investigated the potential of this relationship in recent years. Diseases with environmental development factors such as infections depend on and are strongly affected by maternal control variables such as, for example, breastfeeding and the growth environment. This article presents ISZ2, the second possible case of childhood tuberculosis identified in northeastern Italy through recent paleopathological criteria. The subject is of primary importance as it not only represents a direct testimony of this infectious disease otherwise known only from historical sources, but also increases our knowledge on the state of health of infants in this area, which to date are scarcely analyzed.

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Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy

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“…The archaeological sites are located in the territory of Valcuvia, on the east shore of Lake Maggiore, and have already been largely investigated from a bioarchaeological point of view [32]. These are the archaeological areas of Sant' Agostino in Caravate, San Biagio in Cittiglio and the Crypt of the Church of the Convent of Azzio.…”

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Tourism in the Time of Coronavirus. Fruition of the “Minor Heritage” through the Development of Bioarchaeological Sites—A Proposal

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The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic are and will continue to be devastating for the tourism sector, especially for the cultural one. It is necessary to reflect on the new strategies to be adopted to deal with the heavy losses that the world of cultural heritage is suffering. The great archaeological attractions will no longer be able to accommodate the prepandemic numbers and therefore we must also think of alternative routes to present the minor heritage of our country. In recent years, our experience has allowed us to realize an open-air museum project in bioarchaeological sites (archaeological cemetery areas characterized by the recovery of human remains) that are part of an archaeological heritage that is little known, but which reserve great dissemination and fruition potential. The design of an archaeological itinerary, even a virtual one, which includes the bioarchaeological sites that we are musealizing, could offer a new visiting experience, especially in this difficult moment for all of us.

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Is dietary deficiency of calcium a factor in rickets? Use of current evidence for our understanding of the disease in the past

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2022

International Journal of Paleopathology

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Osteological evidence of metabolic diseases from a post medieval North Italy archaeological site

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy

Osteological Evidence of Possible Tuberculosis from the Early Medieval Age (6th–11th Century), Northern Italy

Tourism in the Time of Coronavirus. Fruition of the “Minor Heritage” through the Development of Bioarchaeological Sites—A Proposal

Is dietary deficiency of calcium a factor in rickets? Use of current evidence for our understanding of the disease in the past

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