The importance of case studies in the study of ancient diseases and the fight against biomedical fake news: a set of cases to make a point

F. M. Galassi, E. Varotto

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Abstract

This article offers a brief overview of the potential represented by palaeopathology both for the study of ancient diseases and for countering pseudoscience. To achieve this goal, it summarises a set of notable cases studied, or contributed to, by the authors of this paper. Moreover, the importance of the so-called “indirect sources” as complementary to the traditional palaeopathological ones is stressed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17-27
Number of pages11
JournalHuman Evolution
Volume38
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • anthropology
  • Case studies
  • history of medicine
  • palaeopathology
  • palaeopathography

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