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A Late Neolithic Case of Pott's Disease from Hungary

  1. K. Köhler1,*,
  2. Gy. Pálfi2,
  3. E. Molnár2,
  4. I. Zalai-Gaál1,
  5. A. Osztás1,
  6. E. Bánffy1,
  7. K. Kirinó1,
  8. K. K. Kiss3,
  9. B. G. Mende1

Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/oa.2254

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Köhler, K., Pálfi, Gy., Molnár, E., Zalai-Gaál, I., Osztás, A., Bánffy, E., Kirinó, K., Kiss, K. K. and Mende, B. G. (2012), A Late Neolithic Case of Pott's Disease from Hungary. Int. J. Osteoarchaeol.. doi: 10.1002/oa.2254

Author Information

  1. 1

    Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Archaeology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

  2. 2

    Department of Biological Anthropology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

  3. 3

    Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Oncotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

*Research Centre for the Humanities, Institute of Archaeology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1014, Úri street 49., Budapest, Hungary.
e-mail: kohler.kitti@btk.mta.hu

Publication History

  1. Article first published online: 5 JUL 2012
  2. Accepted manuscript online: 28 MAY 2012 06:29AM EST
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 20 MAY 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 11 MAY 2012
  5. Manuscript Received: 15 FEB 2012

Funded by

  • Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA). Grant Numbers: K81230, K78555

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Keywords:

  • Carpathian Basin;
  • Hungary;
  • Neolithic Period;
  • paleopathology;
  • Pott's disease

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to present classic bone lesions caused by tuberculosis, as seen in a Late Neolithic–Early Copper Age osteoarchaeological sample deriving from the site of Alsónyék-Bátaszék (the western part of Hungary from the 5th millennium bc). In one particular case of an adult male skeleton, vertebral bodies' destruction, collapse, ankylosis and marked angulation in the lower thoracic and the upper lumbal region of the vertebral column were observed. The collapse resulted in a severe gibbus formation. The paleopathological analysis was carried out using morphological observation supported by radiological analyses. The results from this study increase our knowledge of the early occurrence of skeletal tuberculosis in past populations. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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