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Comparison of Sardinian and Peruvian mummies by histological, immunohistochemical and anthropological study

Abstract
Publication Date:
2013
Short description:
Comparison of Sardinian and Peruvian mummies by histological, immunohistochemical and anthropological study / Delaconi, P; Mazzarello, V; Bandiera, P; Chessa, D; Piu, G; Pomponi, V; Serra, Rm; Piga, G; Longoni, F; Giau, C; Uras, M; Kelvin, Dj; Kelvin, N; Rubino, S. - (2013), p. 85. (Intervento presentato al convegno 10th International Meeting of German Society of Anthropology tenutosi a Bolzano, Italia nel 2013).
abstract:
Following the discovery of two partially mummified corps in a Cathedral of Castelsardo, to better understand the mummification process it was decided to compare them with a Peruvian mummy given to the University of Sassari in the late ’800. The aim of this work is to compare tissue conservation status by a morphological study supported by anthropological analysis. Samples of skin and muscle were taken and rehydrated in Sadison’s solution to be subjected to histological and immunohistochemical procedures. To establish sex, death-age and height we worked following classical methods (Ferembach 1980; Uberlaker 1989; Meindl and Lovejoy 1985). Castelsardo’s mummies conditions are generally fair, although very variable in different points of the body: the former is male, with death-age between 45 – 55 years. His height is 171 cm. The latter female, with death-age between 60 – 67 years. Her height is 157 cm. She shows reduction of some intersomatic spaces, spondyloarthropathy and scoliosis. The muscular and cutaneous tissues show a good conservation, in particular the former presents a fibrillar structure well-preserved, boundaries free between cells. The Peruvian mummy is male, with death-age older than 25 years. His height is 160 cm. He shows osteophytosis at lumbar area with a collapse of the body at 4th lumbar vertebra; his conditions are overall good however the tissues show a poor conservation where a structural organization cannot be distinguished. This study allowed us to obtain paleo and microanatomy information and to describe the morphological characteristics of mummified tissues.
Iris type:
4.2 Abstract in Atti di convegno
List of contributors:
Delaconi, P; Mazzarello, V; Bandiera, P; Chessa, D; Piu, G; Pomponi, V; Serra, Rm; Piga, G; Longoni, F; Giau, C; Uras, M; Kelvin, Dj; Kelvin, N; Rubino, S
Authors of the University:
BANDIERA Pasquale
MAZZARELLO Vittorio Lorenzo
Handle:
https://iris.uniss.it/handle/11388/54922
Book title:
German Society of Anthropology (GfA) 10th International Meeting Biological Anthropology: Prospects and Perspectives
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