Theme:
2. Archaeological Sciences, Humanities and the Digital era: Bridging the Gaps
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Bioarchaeology of Ancient Pathogens
Content:
Epidemics and disease have played a pivotal role in shaping human history, leaving their indelible marks on societies and civilizations throughout time. Join us in an exploration of the profound impact of ancient pathogens on human history. We invite contributions that delve into the study of various pathogenic agents, including bacteria, viruses and eukaryotic parasites and their impact, all with relevance to archaeological research.
Our aim is to uncover how these ancient pathogens influenced human populations, their domesticated animals and crops. These influences encompassed direct contaminations, through devastating plagues, zoonotic outbreaks or endemic pathogens, but also indirect consequences, such as crop disease induced famines and livestock epidemics leading to restricted access to animal products.
This session offers a platform for scholars with diverse archaeological methodologies, including, but not exclusive to, bioarchaeological methods, palaeopathological analysis, metagenomic screenings, the study of immunological protein biomarkers, and historical account analysis. We invite your participation in the exploration of the past to better understand the profound impact of infectious diseases on past human history.
Keywords:
Ancient pathogens, Bioarchaeology, Metagenomics, Zoonoses, Immunological Biomarkers, Disease Dynamics
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Zoé Pochon (Sweden) 1,2
Co-organisers:
Louis L'Hôte (Ireland) 3
Rémi Barbieri (Estonia) 4
Shevan Wilkin (Switzerland) 5
Kerttu Majander (Switzerland) 6
Affiliations:
1. Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
2. Centre for Palaeogenetics
3. Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College Dublin
4. Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
5. Institute of Evolutionary Medicine, University of Zurich
6. Integrative Prehistory and Archeological Science (IPAS), University of Basel
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