Health

Question 0

Evidence of good health

Answer 0

Height is comparable to modern Italian people, showing well nourished and healthy during period of bone growth

Lived into 60’s and 70’s

Dental health shows considerable wear showing evidence of living to a considerable age

Question 1

What three people studied bodies at the sites?

Answer 1

Estelle Lazer - Pompeii
Sara bisel - Herculaneum
Luigi Capasso - Herculaneum

Question 2

Evidence of diet

Answer 2

Dental health 
Generally healthy teeth 
Large amounts of fluorine in fish 
Show considerable wear 
Abrasive nature of food 
Shows considerable age

Question 3

Evidence of diseases

Answer 3

Although not all diseases effect skeleton, generally no serious evidence of disease

Respiratory diseases
Analysis of rib cage
Shows some sign of disease by extra bone growth
Air polluted by burning wood inside houses with little ventilation
Lights were made from oils which released carbon particles and toxic gases

Question 4

What is the flattening of the head

Answer 4

Periosteal reaction
flattening of the head through inflammation caused by constant scratching
Lice infestation

Question 5

Live infestation evidence

Answer 5

Louse egg on female skeleton

Period teal reaction

Question 6

Medical practices

Answer 6

High quality roman medicine

Trepanation surgery where piece of skull is removed

Surgical tools uncovered

Only wealthy could afford high quality
- three remains with unhealed leg fractures