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n. - The study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence).

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  • She specializes in household archaeology, human paleopathology, and bioarchaeology.
  • Please write to "paleopathology Association", 18655 Parkside, Detroit, MI, 48221-2208, or web search for: paleopathology association.
  • From my reading on the subject and from my attendance of a number of paleopathology conferences, there is little doubt that ancient Egyptians suffered from heart disease...
  • The vast accumulation of documentary materials and, since the late nineteenth century, new evidence from the evolving field of paleopathology has had the effect of...
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