The present article describes the events relating to the acquisition of some pre-Columbian mummies by the National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology, at present Section of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence, between the late 19th and early 20th century. The article also illustrates the paleopathological results obtained from the study of two mummies, called FI6 and FI9; on the latter, in particular, it was possible to diagnose, for the first time in paleopathology, the Chagas’ disease, still endemic in South America.
L'arrivo delle mummie precolombiane a Firenze
FORNACIARI, GINO;GAETA, RAFFAELE
2014-01-01
Abstract
The present article describes the events relating to the acquisition of some pre-Columbian mummies by the National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology, at present Section of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Florence, between the late 19th and early 20th century. The article also illustrates the paleopathological results obtained from the study of two mummies, called FI6 and FI9; on the latter, in particular, it was possible to diagnose, for the first time in paleopathology, the Chagas’ disease, still endemic in South America.File in questo prodotto:
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