Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10499088 Journal of Archaeological Science 2013 7 Pages PDF
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► We study a human cranium with pathological lesions found in Jamaica. ► Methods include macroscopic, radiological, radiocarbon and isotope analysis. ► The diagnosis points to a case of treponematosis, possibly syphilis, in this individual with a Pre-Columbian date.
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Treponematosis in Pre-Columbian Jamaica: a biocultural approach to the human cranium found in Bull Savannah
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