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| PALEOPATHOLOGY ASSOCIATION FOUNDED IN 1974 |
Paleopathology (or palaeopathology) is defined as the study of ancient diseases in humans and animals recovered from archeological sites. It is a key contributor to the field of bioarcheology that precisely integrates a biocultural approach to reconstruct past lived experiences. Today, the PPA is a global community composed of researchers and students with a background in anthropology, archaeology, medicine, biology, and zoology. Membership is open to all who are interested and dedicated to sharing information, ideas and resources that help us understand health and disease in the past. As our motto states: the dead teach the living. |
53rd Annual North American Meeting of the Paleopathology Association Denver, COMarch 16 - 18, 2026Abstract submission portal is now closed.Registration is now open! Rates increase on March 1, 2026. For more information check out the meetings webpage.Join us in the beautiful Mile-High city for the 53rd North American Meeting of the PPA! We will be convening at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver, located conveniently near a light rail station and the shops and restaurants of the 16th Street Mall. For hotel registration details, visit the AABA website. This year's plenary speaker is Dr. Michael Strong, Associate Professor and Research at the Center for Genes, Environment, and Health, National Jewish Health who will be giving the talk "A Brief History of Mycobacterial Pathogens: Learning from the past and present." Check out the Program and Abstracts |
PPA newsletterThe MARCH Newsletter is out now! Read it HERE Check out all of the issues on the Member's only page! The Paleopathology Newsletter (PPNL) is issued quarterly. Subscription to the PPNL is a PPA member benefit. Student groupThe PPA Student Group (SG) is open to all student members of the PPA. Welcome to our new board member! Jennifer Byrnes is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and a board-certified forensic anthropologist. Her research focuses on the bioarchaeology of impairment and disability, utilizing paleopathology and skeletal biology to explore the lived experiences and resilience of past populations. She is the co-editor of The Bioarchaeology of Impairment and Disability (2017) and The Marginalized in Death (2022). As a longtime member of the PPA, she is committed to advancing biocultural approaches to the study of ancient disease and to supporting the association’s global membership. She will be taking over from Mario Novak as secretary.The IJPP Supplement is in progress!
Abstracts for contributions presented at the Paleopathology Association Meetings in 2024 and 2025 (Los Angeles, Leiden and Baltimore) are in production.
The 25th European meeting of the PPAThe German Archaeological Institute in Berlin, in cooperation with the Charité Universitätmedizin and the German Society for Anthropology (GfA), are pleased to host and celebrate together the 25th European PPA meeting, with a program full of multidisciplinary sessions and networking opportunities. The meeting will be in-person only.
Science is the people who make it every day. Join us in Berlin and help us fostering creativity and innovation. We look forward to welcoming you. Registration and abstract submission is open! Please register and submit your abstracts via this link. On behalf of the organizing committee, Dr. Julia Gresky and Dr. Emmanuele Petiti BOOKS BY PPA MEMBERS NomenclatureThe need for a consensus and accuracy in the use of descriptive terms in palaeopathology has been a longstanding concern of the PPA. Learn more about adopting appropriate terms in all communications and publications. Read More HereInternational Journal of PaleopathologyThe International Journal of Paleopathology carves out a dedicated academic space for communication, collaborations and cutting-edge research in paleopathology - human and non-human. The journal seeks to encourage research and foster interdisciplinary communication. Visit our dedicated page for the fantastic collection of Special Issues, and the newly-created Volume Highlights . Volume 53 is now in the making - Check it out! REMEMBER! Members of the Paleopathology Association receive free online access to the IJPP. | Future Conferences
Berlin, Germany (2026) Evora, Portugal (2028)
Future PAMinSA Meetings: Santiago, Chile (postponed) VOlume highlightsThe Highlighted paper for Volume 51 of the IJPP has now been selected! CONGRATULATIONS to Rebecca Gowland for her superb contribution: "Skeleton matter(s): Reframing current approaches in bioarchaeology towards a more inclusive future”. Check the IJPP page for more information on volume 51! These papers are OPEN ACCESS or have been made freely available by Elsevier. PPA webinar coming up!On the 19th of May, another of our interesting webinars takes place. The title of this webinar is: "Paleopathology in cremated human remains: if it possible to observe?" Moderated by Dr. Christie Willis The webinar is free, but registration is needed. The registration link will follow shortly. PPA Author Award winnersArthur Aufderheide Student Author Award: Jack Eggington for his contribution "A macroscopic assessment of porosity and new bone formation on the inferior pars basilaris: normal growth or an indicator of scurvy?" The Jane E Buikstra Early Career Author Award: Raffaele Gaeta for his contribution "Histology of pulmonary tuberculosis in a 19th-century mummy from Comiso (Sicily, Italy)". We congratulate the authors with their well-deserved awards for their fascinating and outstanding contributions. What a find!This is the original design for the Palaeopathology Association logo created by Patrick Horn in 1974! Can you spot the difference?
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Were you inspired by what you saw? Do you want to be part of our phenomenal community? Join us! PPA Members have access to our Newsletters, webinars, abstracts, awards, conference information and access to the International Journal of Paleopathology! Check our range of membership levels and choose what's best for you! Call for PapersPaleopathology: The next 50 years Check out the Guidelines and Processes Open for new submissions from December 2026 See more information HERE Visit our awards page...for information on how to be considered for the various awards. Free Paleopathology Webinars!We run regular webinars on topics important to paleopathology and our membership. Attendance to the live event is free to all. Recordings of these events are available on the 'Members Only' page. Taster! Watch one of our PPA webinars on Colonialism and Bioarchaeology All recording of our whole PPA Webinar series are available on the 'Members Only' Page:
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