Paleopathological and Molecular Study on Two Cases of Ancient Childhood Leprosy from the Roman and Byzantine Empires

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 570-582

  Rubini, Mauro ^a   Erdal, Yilmaz S ^b   Spigelman, Mark ^c,d   Zaio, Paola ^a   Donoghue, Helen D ^c  

^a Servizio di Antropologia SBAL   (Italy)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

2nd to 3rd centuries ce; 8th to 10th centuries ce; Ancient DNA; Byzantine period; Central italy; Leprosy; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914149542     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2242     Document Type: Article

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