Facial Approximation of a Skull with Signs of Tertiary Syphilis Found in the Skriðuklaustur Monastery (Iceland, 15th-16th century AD)

• Published in: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
• Main Authors: Moraes, Cicero, Varotto, Elena, Habicht, Michael E., Sineo, Luca, Galassi, Francesco M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2024
• Subjects: Syphilis; Facial approximation; Anatomy; Skull; Infectious diseases; Palaeopathology; Settore BIO/08 - Antropologia; Settore L-ANT/10 - Metodologie Della Ricerca Archeologica; Skriðuklaustur; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10447/649434; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.daach.2024.e00362

Syphilis is an infectious disease transmitted by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, caused major problems for the old continent after the European discovery of the Americas in 1492 and its export to Europe, although treponemal diseases have accompanied human history since the Middle Pleistocene. The...