31st May 2012, 08:54 AM
:face-topic:In answer to Jack's original question (think it was in the parent thread) re. whether there's any archaeological evidence for malaria in ancient populations, check out:-
Gowland, R and Garnsey, P (2010) 'Skeletal evidence for health, nutritional status and malaria in Rome and the empire', in Eckardt, H (ed.) Roman Diasporas: Archaeological Approaches to Mobility and Diversity in the Roman Empire. JRA Supplementary Series 78, 131-56
Covers the subject pretty well, apart from the unsupported bald statement that there wasn't any malaria in Northern Europe (which I think we've established above isn't true).....
Gowland, R and Garnsey, P (2010) 'Skeletal evidence for health, nutritional status and malaria in Rome and the empire', in Eckardt, H (ed.) Roman Diasporas: Archaeological Approaches to Mobility and Diversity in the Roman Empire. JRA Supplementary Series 78, 131-56
Covers the subject pretty well, apart from the unsupported bald statement that there wasn't any malaria in Northern Europe (which I think we've established above isn't true).....