PURPOSE: A woman’s skull, exhibiting features of lepromatous leprosy (LL), was recovered from a garden in Hoxne, Suffolk. The absence of post crania and lack of formal excavation meant that diagnosis and dating was uncertain. The aim of this research was to confirm the diagnosis using biomolecular means and second, to place it in context with other British leprosy cases using SNP genotyping and radiocarbon dating. METHODOLOGY: Bone from the skull was analysed by ancient DNA (aDNA) methods and subjected to radiocarbon dating. As a result, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values were produced, both useful for assessing aspects of the woman’s diet. RESULTS/KEY FINDINGS: aDNA confirmed the presence of mycobacterium leprae and genotyping dem...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of E...
Purpose. A woman’s skull, exhibiting features of lepromatous leprosy (LL), was recovered from a gard...
Purpose. A woman’s skull, exhibiting features of lepromatous leprosy (LL), was recovered from a gard...
<div><p>We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The inco...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of E...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of E...
Purpose. A woman’s skull, exhibiting features of lepromatous leprosy (LL), was recovered from a gard...
Purpose. A woman’s skull, exhibiting features of lepromatous leprosy (LL), was recovered from a gard...
<div><p>We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The inco...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
We have examined a 5th to 6th century inhumation from Great Chesterford, Essex, UK. The incomplete r...
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of E...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
International audienceLeprosy was widespread in Mediaeval Europe but molecular evidence indicates ge...
Relatively little is known of leprosy in Medieval Ireland; as an island located at the far west of E...