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April 18, 2026International Journal of PaleopathologyOpen Access

Porous skeletal lesions and respiratory infection-related changes in Chalcolithic non-adults: A biocultural approach from Camino del Molino (southeastern Iberia)

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SDSonia Díaz‐NavarroCentre for Research in Anthropology ASAna Luísa SantosUniversity of Coimbra JMJoaquín Lomba Maurandi

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Study examines the impact of porous skeletal lesions and respiratory changes on non-adult morbidity, indicating key health challenges in prehistoric communities.

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Investigate the relationship between porous skeletal lesions and respiratory infection-related changes in non-adult morbidity in Chalcolithic communities.
Analysis of articulated non-adult skeletons from Camino del Molino (n = 48)
Documentation of porous skeletal lesions and infection-related changes
Assessment of lesion co-occurrence with age-at-death and biological sex
91.7% of individuals exhibited at least one skeletal alteration
89.6% of the sample displayed porous skeletal lesions
68.8% exhibited respiratory infection-related changes
66.7% showed co-occurrence of both conditions
Increased risk of respiratory infection-related changes observed in subjects with porous skeletal lesions (OR=11.64)

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Díaz‐Navarro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e31f1a40886becb653e948 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpp.2026.04.001

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Study examines the impact of porous skeletal lesions and respiratory changes on non-adult morbidity, indicating key health challenges in prehistoric communities.

Porous skeletal lesions and respiratory infection-related changes in Chalcolithic non-adults: A biocultural approach from Camino del Molino (southeastern Iberia)

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Porous skeletal lesions and respiratory infection-related changes in Chalcolithic non-adults: A biocultural approach from Camino del Molino (southeastern Iberia)

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