Article ID: CBB573820947

Malformed skulls from criminal Anthropology: a preliminary study on the Cranioteca of the Anthropology Museum of Naples (2021)

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The Anthropology Museum of the University of Naples Federico II has a prestigious heritage illustrating human evolution and biodiversity. The Osteological Collections, including Nicolucci’s Cranioteca, represent a consistent biological archive. Constituted of more than 2000 human skulls, collected among late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the Cranioteca includes numerous specimens affected by malformations, trauma and diseases that document the presence in past populations of pathologies that still afflict humanity. Among these, some skulls with craniosynostosis and facial dysmorphisms are of particular interest. The aim of this work is to present the studies carried out at the end of nineteenth century on the malformed skulls of Nicolucci’s Cranioteca comparing them with the modern knowledge on craniosynostosis and facial dysmorphisms to show how new research approaches could reveal additional scientific information hidden in these ancient finds.

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Authors & Contributors
Edwards, William G.J.
Calder, Alistair
McHugh, Kieran
Colli, Laura
Romano, Paola
Arthurs, Owen
Concepts
Museums
Medicine
Collections
Skeleton
Human anatomy
Physical anthropology
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Early modern
18th century
Places
Italy
Great Britain
Naples (Italy)
Australia
Northwest Passage
Padua (Italy)
Institutions
University of Padua
Uppsala Universitet (Sweden)
Museu Nacional (Brazil)
United States. Army
Royal College of Surgeons, London
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
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