Probable micronutrient deficiency diseases in a rural community. The nonadults of Mary’s Nativity church, 16th century, Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy

Larentis, Omar; Licata, Marta; Tonina, Enrica; Pangrazzi, Caterina

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2022.103774

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“…Weaning, in terms of infectious disease development, can pose challenges. Anthropological data on children from the same area suggest that weaning in these communities typically occurred around the age of two [83]. Therefore, it is possible to hypothesize that weaning in our subject occurred at least before the age of two.…”

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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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confidence: 83%