Endocranial mice nesting in the body of the Blessed Antonio da Fano (dead 1435)

Authors

  • Mirko Traversari Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna; Italy
  • Beatrice Demarchi Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, Italy
  • Annalisa Biselli R.T. Restauro Tessile, Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • Francesco Tei Radiology Unit, “Engles Profili” Hospital, Fabriano, Italy
  • Elisabetta Cilli Indipendent Researcher, Cesena, Italy
  • Gianni D'Altri Division of Pathology, San Salvatore Hospital, L’Aquila, Italy
  • Luca Ventura Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy

Keywords:

rodent, nest, mummy , paleopathology , paleoradiology

Abstract

Traces of rodents nesting (Mus musculus, Linnaeus 1758, subspecies domesticus, Schwartz & Schwartz 1943) were noted during bioanthropologic and paleopathologic study of the partially skeletonized mummy belonged to the Blessed Antonio da Fano. Rodents nesting is not frequently described in bioanthropological literature, although it represents a common finding in mummified bodies. Our present report confirms this assumption and represents the first description of this instance occurring in a Saint or a Blessed of the Catholic religion.

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07-02-2023

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Endocranial mice nesting in the body of the Blessed Antonio da Fano (dead 1435). JBR [Internet]. 2023 Feb. 7 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];1(1):e2023004. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/JBR/article/view/13948

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