Diseases in Antiquity: A Survey of the Diseases, Injuries, and Surgery of Early Populations

by Don Brothwell

The first comprehensive multiple authored book on palaeopathology, a term coined by Sir Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917) when he was a professor of bacteriology at the Cairo Medical School, as a convenient label for the study of disease in ancient human remains. Over 32 author, drawn from five continents and are authorities in their special fields.

766 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1967

About the author

Recognized for his work in both human and animal paleopathology, Don Brothwell has interests in the broad field of the archaeological sciences, but particularly in human palaeoecology (which includes environmental archaeology). Currently based at the University of York in York, England, he is still active in the field despite his retirement and current research projects include an investigation of Mummies in the Yemen (with Stephen Buckley).