Paleopatología en la “Cova des Pas”: Los procesos neoplásicos

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Un caso de dismorfia facial en un individuo infantil de la Edad del Bronce

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Estudio macroscópico, radiológico y histológico de una fractura tibial de Myotragus balearicus

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Análisis antropológico de los restos humanos hallados en la Tumba U.20 de la Necrópolis de Kom al-Ahmar / Sharuna (VI Dinastía) durante las campañas 2006/2007/2008

X Congreso Nacional de Paleopatología. Univesidad Autónoma de Madrid, septiembre de 200

Pathological and normal variability of foot bones in osteological collections from Catalonia (Spain) and Lazio (Italy)

A wide number of factors can affect the structure of the bones in the foot. In bioarchaeology, few studies about foot anomalies include population comparisons and changes across time. We aimed to identify normal and pathological variability that affected the foot in the recent history of West Mediterranean populations. Thus, we analyzed change in occurrence of rare variants, pathological lesions, entheseal morphology, and their probable causes. We studied 518 pairs of skeletonized feet dated from the 2nd–20th centuries CE, from Catalonia (Spain) and the region of Lazio (Italy). Moreover, a Neolithic series from Oman has been analyzed for contrast. We found that calcaneal spur, hypertrophic peroneal trochlea of calcaneus, periosteal reaction of talar neck, alteration of articular surface to lateral cuneiform, displaced talar neck to medial plane, osteophytes in cuneiform-navicular joint, fused phalanges, and forefoot eburnation showed significant differences among countries. Contrasting by countries and dates, we noticed an increase in the frequencies of these variables from Spain over the centuries. Conversely, there are no temporal differences among the Italian series. The period encompassing the 10th–19th centuries CE demonstrated the highest differences between countries. Lifestyle, occupations, footwear, and geography could be the origin of variability

Genetic Evidence Supports the Multiethnic Character of Teopancazco, a Neighborhood Center of Teotihuacan, Mexico (AD 200-600)

Multiethnicity in Teopancazco, Teotihuacan, is supported by foreign individuals found in the neighborhood center as well as by the diversity observed in funerary rituals at the site. Studies of both stable and strontium isotopes as well as paleodietary analysis, suggest that the population of Teopancazco was composed by three population groups: people from Teotihuacan, people from nearby sites (Tlaxcala-Hidalgo-Puebla), and people from afar, including the coastal plains. In an attempt to understand the genetic dynamics in Teopancazco we conducted an ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis based on mtDNA. Our results show that the level of genetic diversity is consistent with the multiethnicity phenomenon at the neighborhood center. Levels of genetic diversity at different time periods of Teopancazco's history show that multiethnicity was evident since the beginning and lasted until the collapse of the neighborhood center. However, a PCA and a Neighbor-Joining tree suggested the presence of a genetically differentiated group (buried at the Transitional phase) compared to the population from the initial phase (Tlamimilolpa) as well as the population from the final phase (Xolalpan) of the history of Teopancazco. Genetic studies showed no differences in genetic diversity between males and females in the adult population of Teopancazco, this data along with ample archaeological evidence, suggest a neolocal post-marital pattern of residence in Teopancazco. Nevertheless, genetic analyses on the infant population showed that the males are significantly more heterogeneous than the females suggesting a possible differential role in cultural practices by sex in the infant sector. Regarding interpopulation analysis, we found similar indices of genetic diversity between Teopancazco and heterogeneous native groups, which support the multiethnic character of Teopancazco. Finally, our data showed a close genetic relationship between Teopancazco and populations from the "Teotihuacan corridor" and from Oaxaca and the Maya region, in agreement with previous archaeological evidence

Neonate Human Remains: A Window of Opportunity to the Molecular Study of Ancient Syphilis

Ancient DNA (aDNA) analysis can be a useful tool in bacterial disease diagnosis in human remains. However, while the recovery of Mycobacterium spp. has been widely successful, several authors report unsuccessful results regarding ancient treponemal DNA, casting doubts on the usefulness of this technique for the diagnosis of ancient syphilis. Here, we present results from an analysis of four newborn specimens recovered from the crypt of “La Ermita de la Soledad” (XVI–XVII centuries), located in the province of Huelva in the southwest of Spain. We extracted and analyzed aDNA in three independent laboratories, following specific procedures generally practiced in the aDNA field, including cloning of the amplified DNA fragments and sequencing of several clones. This is the most ancient case, reported to date, from which detection of DNA from T. pallidum subspecies pallidum has been successful in more than one individual, and we put forward a hypothesis to explain this result, taking into account the course of the disease in neonate individuals

Etude des crânes de la nécropole « talayotique » de S'illot des Porros (Majorque, Espagne)

STUDY OF SKULLS FROM THE TALAYOTIC NECROPOLIS OF S'ILLOT DES PORROS, MALLORCA, SPAIN Summary. — The human remains come from the talayotic necropolis of S'Illot des Porros, Mallorca, Spain. The dating of the remains was established by asssociated archaelogical evidence and chemical analysis (C14). This cemetery can be ascribed to stage II of the Talayotical culture and it is one of the rare samples of the European mankind of the first millennium b.C. This paper contents the metric analysis of the crania and a comparative study with other populations from the Mediterranean Basin.Résumé. — Les restes humains d'environ 230 individus ont été découverts dans la nécropole de S'Illot des Porros, Majorque, Espagne. Ce cimetière s'intègre bien dans le contexte culturel « talayotique » (Stage II) et c'est un des rares échantillons de l'humanité européenne du Ier millénaire av. J.C. Dans ce travail, sont présentées les analyses métriques et les caractéristiques des hommes de Porros par rapport à celles d'autres populations du Bassin méditerranéen.Malgosa A. Etude des crânes de la nécropole « talayotique » de S'illot des Porros (Majorque, Espagne). In: Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'anthropologie de Paris, XIV° Série. Tome 5 fascicule 3, 1988. pp. 179-197