The PPA Jane Buikstra Author award goes to Raffaele Gaeta for her contribution: "Histology of pulmonary tuberculosis in a 19th-century mummy from Comiso (Sicily, Italy)". Congratulations with this exciting publication and well-deserved award!

The PPA congratulates both authors with obtaining the awards for their fascinating and outstanding work!

The PPA Arthur Aufderheide Student Author award goes to: Jack Eggington for his contribution " A macroscopic assessment of porosity and new bone formation on the inferior pars basilaris: normal growth or scurvy."

Dear PPA Member, We welcome nominations to four posts this year for the PPA Board of Directors. Check you email for the summary of duties and nominate yourself or someone else by sending Mario Novak ([email protected]) an email. Please make sure to do so before the 30th of September!

Volume 48 Highlight has been chosen: "An 'Index of Oro-Dental Disease': a holistic method for understanding the impacts of different risk factors on oral health in archaeological populations" by Davies-Barrett et al. sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The IJPP Early Career Conference Prize, an Elsevier Sponsored Award in recognition of a strong contribution to paleopathology, was awarded to: Dr. Jenna Dittmar for her poster on: Osseous changes associated with hallux valgus deformity: a cadaveric study.

This year’s PPA Eve Cockburn student prizes are: Isobel Grimley, for her presentation on: We are all formed in frailty and error: childhood health and development in early medieval England and the Isle of Man 1/2

Check out this year’s posters. They are live!!! The posters are part of the upcoming annual PPA conference in Baltimore.

The PPA Newsletter for March 2025 is out! Check it out: www.paleopathologyassociation.org

Q fever? Yes! It's an overlooked zoonotic disease with the potential to affect human populations. Learn more about it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Don't assume that cranial fluctuating asymmetry is irrefutably associated with physiological stress! Read how Harrispershad et al. carefully explore this assumption: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Let’s explore the prehistoric landscapes of the Netherlands: enjoy our open access article www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...