Paleopatologie

Se presentan los resultados de la excavación arqueológica llevada a cabo en la zona de l’Alfossar de Novelda, que supuso el descubrimiento de una necrópolis en la que se ha constatado una importante cantidad de fosas de inhumación que responden a diferentes tipos y con ritual propio de la cultura islámica.
Palabras clave: Necrópolis. Almohade. Siglo XIII. Novelda (Alicante). Embarazada

We present the results of the recent archeological excavations in l’Alfossar area in Novelda (Alicante province, Spain). The fieldwork has discovered a cemetery whit an important number of burials. The ritual documented corresponds to the Islamic culture.
Key words: Cemetery. Islamic culture. 13th century. Novelda (Alicante Province, Spain). Pregnant

The VI Paleopathology Association Meeting in South America brings us back to Argentina, this time in Buenos Aires, hoping to keep alive the spirit of friendship and warmness that is a characteristic of the PAMinSAs. This new meeting completes the fi rst 10 years of meetings, mostly initiated from the creativity of Sheila Mendonça de Souza, who planned the fi rst PAMinSA during the European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association of 2001 in Coimbra (Portugal). Just two years later she initiated what, until now, have been great events for colleagues from South America. Since then, our journey took us through beautiful countries, where we were greeted by groups of researchers with enormous effort and great enthusiasm, which always resulted in successful organizations and allowed a fruitful exchange of knowledge. Previous meetings have strengthened and encouraged the development of paleopathological jobs in local and regional scales. This fi rst tenth anniversary gives us the opportunity to deliberate on the results achieved and to propose new goals. Argentina for the second time is the host of this space for learning and dialogue, which is constructed by academic ties and friendship between colleagues from different generations who understand and assume a commitment of continuity. The PAMinSAs are areas of discussion among researchers in the paleopathological subject and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to invite our house specialists from around the world as a way to actualize and to bring our work to the attention of other researchers. In addition, it is the opportunity for future generations to come and to participate in an international scenario that collaborates to guide and encourage vocations and new lines of work. Under the slogan 10 years of PAMinSA. Updates and perspectives in South American Paleopathology, four central themes articulate this meeting: interdisciplinary studies and current information on paleopathology (Symposium 1); advances, limitations and problems of molecular, chemical and imaging in the study of diseases of the past (Symposium 2) analysis of diseases in the context of socioeconomic and environmental changes (Symposium 3) and a roundtable with the aim of discussing the 10 years of these meetings in South America. Moreover, two conferences, two open sessions, a poster session and a post-meeting course were organized. This book brings together a wide range of subjects (33 posters and 58 oral presentations, totaling 91 exhibitions) including analysis of archaeological samples of dental and human skeletal remains pathologies, molecular studies, indicators of violence, forensic anthropology, paleoparasitology, radiographic and tomographic analyses, historical-ethnographic sources surveys and assessments of contemporary human skeletal collections. The PAMinSA VI will be attended by colleagues from different parts of South America and around the world. We therefore hope that this meeting reaches far beyond the objectives and additionally provide an appropriate framework for dialogue among colleagues and exchange of knowledge. We hope to share our research offering a warm working atmosphere and fellowship. We only have words of gratitude to all those who accompanied this project and gave their support, time and commitment. Many people and institutions made it possible to organize an event of this nature. First we want to thank the Local Organizing Committee, who collaborated on multiple activities, recruitment and logistics; the Group of regional partners for the effort to process endorsements of their institutions and the distribution of each announcement on their local areas; and all the members of the Scientifi c Committee for their contributions to the evaluation of abstracts.

The VI Paleopathology Association Meeting in South America brings us back to Argentina, this time in Buenos Aires, hoping to keep alive the spirit of friendship and warmness that is a characteristic of the PAMinSAs. This new meeting completes the fi rst 10 years of meetings, mostly initiated from the creativity of Sheila Mendonça de Souza, who planned the fi rst PAMinSA during the European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association of 2001 in Coimbra (Portugal). Just two years later she initiated what, until now, have been great events for colleagues from South America. Since then, our journey took us through beautiful countries, where we were greeted by groups of researchers with enormous effort and great enthusiasm, which always resulted in successful organizations and allowed a fruitful exchange of knowledge. Previous meetings have strengthened and encouraged the development of paleopathological jobs in local and regional scales. This fi rst tenth anniversary gives us the opportunity to deliberate on the results achieved and to propose new goals. Argentina for the second time is the host of this space for learning and dialogue, which is constructed by academic ties and friendship between colleagues from different generations who understand and assume a commitment of continuity. The PAMinSAs are areas of discussion among researchers in the paleopathological subject and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to invite our house specialists from around the world as a way to actualize and to bring our work to the attention of other researchers. In addition, it is the opportunity for future generations to come and to participate in an international scenario that collaborates to guide and encourage vocations and new lines of work. Under the slogan 10 years of PAMinSA. Updates and perspectives in South American Paleopathology, four central themes articulate this meeting: interdisciplinary studies and current information on paleopathology (Symposium 1); advances, limitations and problems of molecular, chemical and imaging in the study of diseases of the past (Symposium 2) analysis of diseases in the context of socioeconomic and environmental changes (Symposium 3) and a roundtable with the aim of discussing the 10 years of these meetings in South America. Moreover, two conferences, two open sessions, a poster session and a post-meeting course were organized. This book brings together a wide range of subjects (33 posters and 58 oral presentations, totaling 91 exhibitions) including analysis of archaeological samples of dental and human skeletal remains pathologies, molecular studies, indicators of violence, forensic anthropology, paleoparasitology, radiographic and tomographic analyses, historical-ethnographic sources surveys and assessments of contemporary human skeletal collections. The PAMinSA VI will be attended by colleagues from different parts of South America and around the world. We therefore hope that this meeting reaches far beyond the objectives and additionally provide an appropriate framework for dialogue among colleagues and exchange of knowledge. We hope to share our research offering a warm working atmosphere and fellowship. We only have words of gratitude to all those who accompanied this project and gave their support, time and commitment. Many people and institutions made it possible to organize an event of this nature. First we want to thank the Local Organizing Committee, who collaborated on multiple activities, recruitment and logistics; the Group of regional partners for the effort to process endorsements of their institutions and the distribution of each announcement on their local areas; and all the members of the Scientifi c Committee for their contributions to the evaluation of abstracts.

The VI Paleopathology Association Meeting in South America brings us back to Argentina, this time in Buenos Aires, hoping to keep alive the spirit of friendship and warmness that is a characteristic of the PAMinSAs. This new meeting completes the fi rst 10 years of meetings, mostly initiated from the creativity of Sheila Mendonça de Souza, who planned the fi rst PAMinSA during the European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association of 2001 in Coimbra (Portugal). Just two years later she initiated what, until now, have been great events for colleagues from South America. Since then, our journey took us through beautiful countries, where we were greeted by groups of researchers with enormous effort and great enthusiasm, which always resulted in successful organizations and allowed a fruitful exchange of knowledge. Previous meetings have strengthened and encouraged the development of paleopathological jobs in local and regional scales. This fi rst tenth anniversary gives us the opportunity to deliberate on the results achieved and to propose new goals. Argentina for the second time is the host of this space for learning and dialogue, which is constructed by academic ties and friendship between colleagues from different generations who understand and assume a commitment of continuity. The PAMinSAs are areas of discussion among researchers in the paleopathological subject and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to invite our house specialists from around the world as a way to actualize and to bring our work to the attention of other researchers. In addition, it is the opportunity for future generations to come and to participate in an international scenario that collaborates to guide and encourage vocations and new lines of work. Under the slogan 10 years of PAMinSA. Updates and perspectives in South American Paleopathology, four central themes articulate this meeting: interdisciplinary studies and current information on paleopathology (Symposium 1); advances, limitations and problems of molecular, chemical and imaging in the study of diseases of the past (Symposium 2) analysis of diseases in the context of socioeconomic and environmental changes (Symposium 3) and a roundtable with the aim of discussing the 10 years of these meetings in South America. Moreover, two conferences, two open sessions, a poster session and a post-meeting course were organized. This book brings together a wide range of subjects (33 posters and 58 oral presentations, totaling 91 exhibitions) including analysis of archaeological samples of dental and human skeletal remains pathologies, molecular studies, indicators of violence, forensic anthropology, paleoparasitology, radiographic and tomographic analyses, historical-ethnographic sources surveys and assessments of contemporary human skeletal collections. The PAMinSA VI will be attended by colleagues from different parts of South America and around the world. We therefore hope that this meeting reaches far beyond the objectives and additionally provide an appropriate framework for dialogue among colleagues and exchange of knowledge. We hope to share our research offering a warm working atmosphere and fellowship. We only have words of gratitude to all those who accompanied this project and gave their support, time and commitment. Many people and institutions made it possible to organize an event of this nature. First we want to thank the Local Organizing Committee, who collaborated on multiple activities, recruitment and logistics; the Group of regional partners for the effort to process endorsements of their institutions and the distribution of each announcement on their local areas; and all the members of the Scientifi c Committee for their contributions to the evaluation of abstracts.

The VI Paleopathology Association Meeting in South America brings us back to Argentina, this time in Buenos Aires, hoping to keep alive the spirit of friendship and warmness that is a characteristic of the PAMinSAs. This new meeting completes the fi rst 10 years of meetings, mostly initiated from the creativity of Sheila Mendonça de Souza, who planned the fi rst PAMinSA during the European Meeting of the Paleopathology Association of 2001 in Coimbra (Portugal). Just two years later she initiated what, until now, have been great events for colleagues from South America. Since then, our journey took us through beautiful countries, where we were greeted by groups of researchers with enormous effort and great enthusiasm, which always resulted in successful organizations and allowed a fruitful exchange of knowledge. Previous meetings have strengthened and encouraged the development of paleopathological jobs in local and regional scales. This fi rst tenth anniversary gives us the opportunity to deliberate on the results achieved and to propose new goals. Argentina for the second time is the host of this space for learning and dialogue, which is constructed by academic ties and friendship between colleagues from different generations who understand and assume a commitment of continuity. The PAMinSAs are areas of discussion among researchers in the paleopathological subject and it is a pleasure to have the opportunity to invite our house specialists from around the world as a way to actualize and to bring our work to the attention of other researchers. In addition, it is the opportunity for future generations to come and to participate in an international scenario that collaborates to guide and encourage vocations and new lines of work. Under the slogan 10 years of PAMinSA. Updates and perspectives in South American Paleopathology, four central themes articulate this meeting: interdisciplinary studies and current information on paleopathology (Symposium 1); advances, limitations and problems of molecular, chemical and imaging in the study of diseases of the past (Symposium 2) analysis of diseases in the context of socioeconomic and environmental changes (Symposium 3) and a roundtable with the aim of discussing the 10 years of these meetings in South America. Moreover, two conferences, two open sessions, a poster session and a post-meeting course were organized. This book brings together a wide range of subjects (33 posters and 58 oral presentations, totaling 91 exhibitions) including analysis of archaeological samples of dental and human skeletal remains pathologies, molecular studies, indicators of violence, forensic anthropology, paleoparasitology, radiographic and tomographic analyses, historical-ethnographic sources surveys and assessments of contemporary human skeletal collections. The PAMinSA VI will be attended by colleagues from different parts of South America and around the world. We therefore hope that this meeting reaches far beyond the objectives and additionally provide an appropriate framework for dialogue among colleagues and exchange of knowledge. We hope to share our research offering a warm working atmosphere and fellowship. We only have words of gratitude to all those who accompanied this project and gave their support, time and commitment. Many people and institutions made it possible to organize an event of this nature. First we want to thank the Local Organizing Committee, who collaborated on multiple activities, recruitment and logistics; the Group of regional partners for the effort to process endorsements of their institutions and the distribution of each announcement on their local areas; and all the members of the Scientifi c Committee for their contributions to the evaluation of abstracts.

Paleopathology in bones of very small mammals has rarely been studied. Different types of osseous lesions of mammals weighing under 0.2 kg, recovered from the Holocene strata of Cueva Tixi archaeological and pa-leontological site (Tandilia range, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina), are described and discussed in this report. Several types of trauma, entheseal changes, degenerative joint diseases, and probable osteomyelitis were identified. The lesions were chronic, indicating that the animals were able to survive a period of convalescence, although in many cases the decreased capacity for locomotion likely was significant. These pathological findings open research avenues for very small mammals that usually are not considered in archaeological disease studies.

Paleopathology includes the analysis of diseases in the past through a variety of sources of information including skeletonized and mummified remains, studies of microorganisms, historical and ethnographic documents and molecular analysis. From these studies, it is possible to explore the impact of diseases in human populations and understand its development in today´s world. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the reconstruction of evolutionary scenarios of human health and its relationship with different cultural and biological factors. As part of the schedule of meetings organized by the Paleopathology Association, the Paleopathology Association Meeting in South America (PAMinSA) was uninterruptedly carried out since 2005. Like the meetings organized in North America and Europe, the main objective of the South American Meetings is to facilitate interactions between specialists interested in paleopathology. This is a space that allows researchers and students from many regi...