THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE

Thirteen spontaneously (naturally) mummified human bodies with little or no available provenience data were examined by inspection, dissection and tissue chemical analysis. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that useful anthropological/archaeological and biomedical information could...

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Autores principales:	Arriaza,Bernardo T, Cartmell,Larry L, Moragas,Cora, Nerlich,Andreas G, Salo,Wilmar, Madden,Michael, Aufderheide,Arthur C
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología 2008
Materias:	Mummies without cultural context bioarchaeology Chagas disease pneumonia tuberculosis
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0717-735620080001000062013-11-14THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCEArriaza,Bernardo TCartmell,Larry LMoragas,CoraNerlich,Andreas GSalo,WilmarMadden,MichaelAufderheide,Arthur C Mummies without cultural context bioarchaeology Chagas disease pneumonia tuberculosis Thirteen spontaneously (naturally) mummified human bodies with little or no available provenience data were examined by inspection, dissection and tissue chemical analysis. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that useful anthropological/archaeological and biomedical information could be derived from bodies even when no reliable provenience for recovered mummies is known. Results of studies on these 13 bodies enabled recognition of their cultural identity, and indicated probable extensive exposure to cold marine water (diving?) in the form of external auditory exostoses. Analysis also revealed coca leaf-chewing (or ingesting) practices that probably caused premature antemortem tooth loss. Biological studies identified the presence of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) in six of the bodies, two of which probably died of this infection during the acute stage. Tuberculous osteomyelitis was established in two mummies with one revealing multiple septicemic lesions of the miliar type. Healed pneumonia and osteopenia were present in several others, one with multiple compressed vertebral fractures. We conclude that even mummies without provenience data harbor much recoverable information that can be integrated into anthropological and biomedical databases.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de AntropologíaChungará (Arica) v.40 n.1 20082008-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-73562008000100006en10.4067/S0717-73562008000100006
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topic	Mummies without cultural context bioarchaeology Chagas disease pneumonia tuberculosis
spellingShingle	Mummies without cultural context bioarchaeology Chagas disease pneumonia tuberculosis Arriaza,Bernardo T Cartmell,Larry L Moragas,Cora Nerlich,Andreas G Salo,Wilmar Madden,Michael Aufderheide,Arthur C THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
description	Thirteen spontaneously (naturally) mummified human bodies with little or no available provenience data were examined by inspection, dissection and tissue chemical analysis. The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that useful anthropological/archaeological and biomedical information could be derived from bodies even when no reliable provenience for recovered mummies is known. Results of studies on these 13 bodies enabled recognition of their cultural identity, and indicated probable extensive exposure to cold marine water (diving?) in the form of external auditory exostoses. Analysis also revealed coca leaf-chewing (or ingesting) practices that probably caused premature antemortem tooth loss. Biological studies identified the presence of Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) in six of the bodies, two of which probably died of this infection during the acute stage. Tuberculous osteomyelitis was established in two mummies with one revealing multiple septicemic lesions of the miliar type. Healed pneumonia and osteopenia were present in several others, one with multiple compressed vertebral fractures. We conclude that even mummies without provenience data harbor much recoverable information that can be integrated into anthropological and biomedical databases.
author	Arriaza,Bernardo T Cartmell,Larry L Moragas,Cora Nerlich,Andreas G Salo,Wilmar Madden,Michael Aufderheide,Arthur C
author_facet	Arriaza,Bernardo T Cartmell,Larry L Moragas,Cora Nerlich,Andreas G Salo,Wilmar Madden,Michael Aufderheide,Arthur C
author_sort	Arriaza,Bernardo T
title	THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
title_short	THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
title_full	THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
title_fullStr	THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
title_full_unstemmed	THE BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL VALUE OF HUMAN MUMMIES WITHOUT PROVENIENCE
title_sort	bioarchaeological value of human mummies without provenience
publisher	Universidad de Tarapacá. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Departamento de Antropología
publishDate	2008
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