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Comment on Charlier et al., 2019 "The Mandible of Saint-Louis (1270 AD): Retrospective diagnosis and circumstances of death"
Snoddy, A.M.E. Beaumont, Julia Buckley, H.R. Colombo, A. Halcrow, S.E. Kinaston, R.L. Vlok, M.
Snoddy, A.M.E.
Beaumont, Julia
Buckley, H.R.
Colombo, A.
Halcrow, S.E.
Kinaston, R.L.
Vlok, M.
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2020-04
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We read with interest the recent article by Charlier and colleagues entitled “The Mandible of Saint-Louis (1270 AD): Retrospective diagnosis and circumstances of death” [1]. This work, which consisted of macroscopic examination of a mandible purported to belong to the Crusader King of France and a review of historical accounts pertaining to his death, generated a good deal of press coverage and stimulated public interest in the fascinating field of palaeopathology. However, as researchers engaged in studying dental and nutritional disease in archaeological human remains we have some concerns with the methodology employed by the authors and the conclusions reached from the data they have collected. These include issues of provenance, lesion description, diagnostic methodology employed, and problems with historical references.
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Snoddy AME, Beaumont J, Buckley HR et al (2020) Comment on Charlier et al., 2019: "The Mandible of Saint-Louis (1270 AD): Retrospective diagnosis and circumstances of death". Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 121(2): 192-194.
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