A pathological lesion or a postmortem artefact? An interdisciplinary approach to deal with an interesting early medieval case

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00094862%3A_____%2F23%3AN0000098" target="_blank" >RIV/00094862:_____/23:N0000098 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00133380 RIV/61989592:15310/23:73621802 RIV/00209805:_____/23:00079459

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879981723000591?dgcid=author" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879981723000591?dgcid=author</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.10.003" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ijpp.2023.10.003</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

A pathological lesion or a postmortem artefact? An interdisciplinary approach to deal with an interesting early medieval case

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Objective: This study evaluates a case of pseudopathology and the effects that postmortem taphonomic changes and environmental influences can have on bone. Material: A skeleton of a young male from the early medieval site Star´e Mˇesto, dated to the 9th–10th century CE. Methods: The skeletal remains were subjected to detailed macroscopic and X-ray examination, and then a CT scan and XRF analysis were performed. Results: X-ray examination of the mandible revealed unusually dense structures, whose appearance was not consistent with any known pathology. Based on the results of CT scanning, it was hypothesized that these were cavities filled with alluvial sediment. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), focusing on the determination of the silica content, revealed a high intensity of silica in the samples of the affected area of the bone. Conclusion: The hypothesis that the inclusions were composed of waterborne sediment was supported. Significance: Although it is well known that soil can infiltrate bones buried in the ground, its appearance on plain radiographs is not that commonly known. The case illustrates the usefulness of differentiating true pathologies from postmortem alterations to avoid inappropriate interpretations. Limitations: No similar cases have been described. Suggestion for further research: In palaeopathological evaluation, the use of multiple imaging and evaluative techniques should be implemented to differentiate pathological lesions from pseudopathology.

Název v anglickém jazyce

A pathological lesion or a postmortem artefact? An interdisciplinary approach to deal with an interesting early medieval case

Popis výsledku anglicky

Objective: This study evaluates a case of pseudopathology and the effects that postmortem taphonomic changes and environmental influences can have on bone. Material: A skeleton of a young male from the early medieval site Star´e Mˇesto, dated to the 9th–10th century CE. Methods: The skeletal remains were subjected to detailed macroscopic and X-ray examination, and then a CT scan and XRF analysis were performed. Results: X-ray examination of the mandible revealed unusually dense structures, whose appearance was not consistent with any known pathology. Based on the results of CT scanning, it was hypothesized that these were cavities filled with alluvial sediment. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), focusing on the determination of the silica content, revealed a high intensity of silica in the samples of the affected area of the bone. Conclusion: The hypothesis that the inclusions were composed of waterborne sediment was supported. Significance: Although it is well known that soil can infiltrate bones buried in the ground, its appearance on plain radiographs is not that commonly known. The case illustrates the usefulness of differentiating true pathologies from postmortem alterations to avoid inappropriate interpretations. Limitations: No similar cases have been described. Suggestion for further research: In palaeopathological evaluation, the use of multiple imaging and evaluative techniques should be implemented to differentiate pathological lesions from pseudopathology.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60102 - Archaeology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

International Journal of Paleopathology

ISSN

1879-9817

e-ISSN

1879-9825

Svazek periodika

43

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

December 2023

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

93-98

Kód UT WoS článku

001102404100001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85175448254