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Two probable cases of treponemal disease of Medieval date from England

✍ Scribed by Simon Mays; Gillian Crane-Kramer; Alex Bayliss

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
429 KB
Volume
120
Category
Article
ISSN
0002-9483

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Two British Medieval skeletons are described. Paleopathological examination suggests that treponemal disease was present in each case. Radiocarbon dating indicates that one is firmly pre‐Columbian, and the other of likely pre‐Columbian date. The implications for our understanding of the history and geographic spread of the treponemal diseases, particularly venereal syphilis, are discussed. Am J Phys Anthropol 120:133–143, 2003. Β© 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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