Research Article

A Systematic Approach to the Application of Soft Tissue Histopathology in Paleopathology

Table 1

Cases studied and results.

No.IDOriginAgeSexTimeSkinConnbl vFat tLungHeartLiverKidneyCNS

1RM-1691Germany95m16 monthsnd33322nd11
2RM-1479Germany93f16 monthsnd33321ndnd1
3RM-1689Germany79f17 monthsnd33322210
4RM-1815Germany92m17 months3333212nd1
5RM-1480Germany81f17.5 monthsnd33322221
6RM-1687Germany80f17.5 monthsnd233ndnd2nd1
7RM-1485Germany92m18 monthsnd33221ndndnd
8RM-1813Germany88f18 monthsnd33322221
9RM-1811Germany82f18.5 monthsnd33321211
10RM-1484Germany82m19 monthsnd33322220
11RM-2418Germany78f5 yrs.333321100
12Path-12036Germany68m36 yrs.2333221nd1
13Wack-5Germany76f155 yrs.233321110
14Wack-4Germany88m163 yrs.233321100
15Wack-3Germany32m164 yrs.233322111
16Wack-2Germany69m173 yrs.233322210

Gr. IMean value2,32,932,921,51,61,10,6

2SD0,10,100,100,40,30,40,2

17Wack-1Germany1f198 yrs.444444443

18BSAMPeru?20–25f370–560 yrs.2333ndndndndnd
19LT-15-465Peru30–40fc. 1.650 yrs.2332ndndndndnd
20CAH-331Peru60–70mc. 1.650 yrs.3322ndndndnd1
21CAH-427Peru20–30fc. 1.650 yrs.2223ndndndnd1
22TT-95-2Egypt50–60fc. 2.700 yrs.2332ndndndndnd
23ÄS-12dEgypt20–40mc. 2.900 yrs.2222212ndnd
24DAN-95-21Egypt40–60mc. 2.900 yrs.2232nd2ndndnd
25TT-95-22Egypt20–30fc. 3.000 yrs.3333333ndnd
26TT-183-4Egypt20–40mc. 3.200 yrs.2222ndndndndnd
27TT-84-18Egypt20–30mc. 3.200 yrs.23222ndnd1nd
28DAN-02-5Egypt20–30fc. 3.900 yrs.nd2ndnd3ndndndnd
29ÖtziAlps35–45mc. 5.200 yrs.3333ndndndndnd

Gr. IIMean value2,22,62,52,42,522,511

2SD0,10,30,20,20,40,50,500

nd: not determined.
Artificially mummified mummy; this case was not included in the statistical calculations of groups I and II.