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Two cases of venereal syphilis from the cemetery of the Igreja do Convento do Carmo (Lisboa)
| Summary: | The cemetery in the ruins of the Igreja do Convento do Carmo, in Lisbon, is exceptional for the large number of individuals (n=150) recovered from it. This cemetery had been used for approximately three centuries, from the 16th century until the terrible 1755 earthquake which completely ruined the church and a great part of Lisbon. Among the various pathological cases identified during the fieldwork are two cases of venereal syphilis. The two adult skeletons, a female and a male, present lesions that indicate venereal syphilis in almost all parts of their skeletons. The cases are discussed within the context of their chronology and provenience. |
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| Main Authors: | Codinha, Sónia |
| Subject: | Cemetery Adult Venereal syphilis Lisboa Portugal Cemitério adulto síflis venérea Lisboa Portugal Cemetery adult venereal syphilis Lisboa Portugal |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Antropologia Portuguesa |
| Summary: | The cemetery in the ruins of the Igreja do Convento do Carmo, in Lisbon, is exceptional for the large number of individuals (n=150) recovered from it. This cemetery had been used for approximately three centuries, from the 16th century until the terrible 1755 earthquake which completely ruined the church and a great part of Lisbon. Among the various pathological cases identified during the fieldwork are two cases of venereal syphilis. The two adult skeletons, a female and a male, present lesions that indicate venereal syphilis in almost all parts of their skeletons. The cases are discussed within the context of their chronology and provenience. |
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