Probable early presence of leprosy in Europe in a Celtic skeleton of the 4th-3rd century BC (Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy)

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 311-325

  Mariotti, Valemari ^a   Dutour, O ^b   Belcastro, M G ^a   Facchini, F ^a   Brasili, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Celts; Hansen's disease; Human skeletal remains; Italy; Leprosy

Indexed keywords

EID: 27244455740     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.775     Document Type: Article

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