What is paleopathology?

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Linica Uday
Mar 15, 2017

The study of ancient diseases is called paleopathology.

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It is an interdisciplinary science, involving the study and application of methods and techniques for investigating diseases and related conditions from skeletal and soft tissue remains.

Such research is conducted to garner more information about the biological and genetic characters of prehistoric or ancient populations, and to scientifically evaluate accounts of epidemics in historical records.

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