Abstract
authors describe the preliminary investigation of the natural mummies found in the church of the Holy Trinity in Popoli (inner Abruzzo region, Central Italy) and dating back from 1734 to 1845. project was featuredas an episode in the National Geographic Channel series The Mummy Road Show. mummy of a male individual, 35-40 years old, underwent non-destructive examination with radiological, endoscopical, histological and X-ray diffraction analysis. individual, belonging to high social class, was found affected by caries, paradontal disease, rib fractures, calcification of the diaphragm and renal urolythiasis. recovery and complete investigation of the whole series of human remains will offer the opportunity to trace an anthropologic and paleopathologic profile of this interesting community.
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