Using evidence from hair and other soft tissues to infer the need for and receipt of health-related care provision

This article integrates data from hair analyses for coca metabolites, stable light isotope analysis and aDNA to expand the potential of the Bioarchaeology of Care approach using the example of a spontaneously mummified adult female from northern Chile.

Source: International Journal of Paleopathology - September 2, 2018 Category: Pathology Source Type: research