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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Another exciting PPA webinar is coming upon the 25th of February! Always wanted to find out about the potential of imaging in the analysis of human remains? Register now via this link: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi... The webinar is free, but registration is necessary.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: PPA | Imaging in human osteological analysis - methods and applications. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
This webinar explores the role of imaging technologies in the analysis of human skeletal remains, highlighting how complementary methods can enhance osteological interpretation. Focusing on medical im...
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
IJPP's volume 50 highlight: Iodine deficiency affects current and past populations. Read how it can be detected in skeletal remains and provide insight into many aspects of life: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Endemic congenital iodine deficiency syndrome from a 19th to 20th century poorhouse cemetery in Riggisberg, Switzerland
To identify and describe skeletal remains showing features consistent with congenital iodine deficiency syndrome (CIDS), also known as "cretinism" and…
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
IJPP's volume 49 highlight: Can lesions on the skull indicate the presence of TB? Learn about the controversy and the complexities surrounding diagonsis : www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Are endocranial granular impressions pathognomonic of tuberculous meningitis or a marker of tuberculous infection? An investigation on a medieval osteoarcheological assemblage from Italy
In recent paleopathological literature, granular impressions on the endocranial surface are considered pathognomonic of tuberculous meningitis. This s…
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Are you joining us? On November the 13th, the PPA hosts a free webinar on bioarchaeology in India. Register with this link: burkinc.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: PPA | Limitations and Prospects of Bioarchaeology in India with Special Reference to Palaeopathology. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...
"The field of Bioarchaeolgoy in India is fairly new and still growing. There are more than 200 sites from India where human remains were found. Out of that hardly fifty sites have been studied using a...
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
The PPA Jane Buikstra Author award goes to Raffaele Gaeta for her contribution: "Histology of pulmonary tuberculosis in a 19th-century mummy from Comiso (Sicily, Italy)". Congratulations with this exciting publication and well-deserved award!
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The PPA congratulates both authors with obtaining the awards for their fascinating and outstanding work!
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
The PPA Arthur Aufderheide Student Author award goes to: Jack Eggington for his contribution " A macroscopic assessment of porosity and new bone formation on the inferior pars basilaris: normal growth or scurvy."
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Dear PPA Member, We welcome nominations to four posts this year for the PPA Board of Directors. Check you email for the summary of duties and nominate yourself or someone else by sending Mario Novak (paleopath.secretary@gmail.com) an email. Please make sure to do so before the 30th of September!
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Volume 48 Highlight has been chosen: "An 'Index of Oro-Dental Disease': a holistic method for understanding the impacts of different risk factors on oral health in archaeological populations" by Davies-Barrett et al. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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An ‘Index of Oro-dental Disease’: A holistic method for understanding the impacts of different risk factors on oral health in archaeological populations
To gain a more holistic understanding of oral health in the past by producing an ‘Index of Oro-dental Disease’ (IOD), incorporating multiple oro-denta…
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The IJPP Early Career Conference Prize, an Elsevier Sponsored Award in recognition of a strong contribution to paleopathology, was awarded to: Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
This year’s PPA Eve Cockburn student prizes are: Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man 1/2
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Check out this year’s posters. They are live!!! The posters are part of the upcoming annual PPA conference in Baltimore.
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
The PPA Newsletter for March 2025 is out! Check it out: www.paleopathologyassociation.org
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Q fever? Yes! It's an overlooked zoonotic disease with the potential to affect human populations. Learn more about it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Expanding the diagnostic scope of paleopathology: Identification of Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) using a One Paleopathology approach
This project is an application of the One Paleopathology approach to the study of Q fever (C. burnetii infection), a disease which is underdiagnosed a…
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paleopathology.bsky.social @paleopathology.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Don't assume that cranial fluctuating asymmetry is irrefutably associated with physiological stress! Read how Harrispershad et al. carefully explore this assumption: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Cranial fluctuating asymmetry and its relationship with non-specific physiological stress indicators in a contemporary South African cadaveric skeletal sample
Biological anthropologists frequently explore skeletal asymmetry, together with population health and disease. Given the conflicting findings in exist…
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Dr Barbara Veselka @osteolady.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Let’s explore the prehistoric landscapes of the Netherlands: enjoy our open access article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Lively landscapes: Sex- and age-related differences in diet and land use characterising a Late Bronze-Early Iron Age community from Tilburg, the Netherlands
The Late Bronze-Early Iron Age (LBA-EIA)urnfield of Tilburg-Udenhoutseweg yielded 229 cremation graves with various features.This large cemetery is a …
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