The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Paleopathology is a major reference work for all those interested in the identification of disease in human remains.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

Hitherto unknown examples (e.g. from Colombia) of these sacred objects were brought to light and identified by examining previously unrecognized overmodeled skulls in mummy collections.