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ArticlePathologica2022

The "Queen of the Moors". Paleopathological investigation of a natural mummy from Scicli, South-Eastern Sicily.

Luca Ventura, Guido Romeo, Bettina Grimaldi, Alessandro Causarano, Claudio Caruso, Giuseppe Voi, Valentina Pensiero

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Article in Pathologica, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luca VenturaDivision of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
Guido RomeoDivision of Radiology, Busacca Hospital, Scicli, Italy.
Bettina GrimaldiDivision of Radiology, Busacca Hospital, Scicli, Italy.
Alessandro CausaranoDivision of Radiology, Busacca Hospital, Scicli, Italy.
Claudio CarusoHealth Care Residence, Busacca Hospital, Scicli, Italy.
Giuseppe VoiHealth Care Residence, Busacca Hospital, Scicli, Italy.
Valentina PensieroNEPTIS Training Project, Researchers and experts in high technology and technological innovation applied to cultural heritage, University of Palermo, Italy.
Ospedale Maggiore · ITSan Salvatore Hospital · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A natural, well-preserved mummy belonging to a 45-55 year old female was found in the Church of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Scicli, south-eastern Sicily. The body was submitted to external examination, digital radiology, and computed tomography scanning. Paleopathological investigation allowed us to detect pulmonary pathology related to tuberculosis, atherosclerosis, and phleboliths. The presence of the latter, along with good dental condition with focal caries and obesity indicates a subject belonging to a high social class in good nutritional status. Along with other examples, this case allows to infer that tuberculosis was a common disease in that area, if not in the whole island, prior to the antibiotic era. Mummies need to be properly surveyed and protected, but also adequately studied by multidisciplinary teams of experts. The presence in such a team of at least one skilled anatomic/surgical pathologist, as long as well trained in the study of ancient human remains, represents an undeniable condition.

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MummiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSicilyTomography, X-Ray Computednutritional statuspaleopathologyphlebolithspulmonary tuberculosisSicily mummies

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