Papers by Susi Ulrich-bochsler
Die hoch-und spätmittel alterlichen Bestattungen. .. .. 69 2.6.1 Historische Hintergründe: Die Wi... more Die hoch-und spätmittel alterlichen Bestattungen. .. .. 69 2.6.1 Historische Hintergründe: Die Wiederaufnahme der Bestattung im Kirchenraum. .. .. . 69 2.6.2 Die Gräber im Kirchenraum und im Friedhof der Kirche von Mett. .
223 5.2 Die Tierknochen aus dem hoch-bis spätmittelalterlichen Dorf des 12. bis 14. Jahrhunderts ... more 223 5.2 Die Tierknochen aus dem hoch-bis spätmittelalterlichen Dorf des 12. bis 14. Jahrhunderts (André Rehazek) .
Die Kirche von Unterseen als historische Quelle der Stadtgeschichte. Die Zusammenfassung der Erge... more Die Kirche von Unterseen als historische Quelle der Stadtgeschichte. Die Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse ... 11 Lektorat und Redaktion besorgte in bewährter Weise Armand Baeriswyl, Jürg Rub war fü r die Drucklegung bei Paul Haupt Bern verantwortlich. Allen Beteiligten sei für die wertvolle Mitarbeit herzlicher Dank ausgesprochen. gemeinde Unterseen zu danken, die mit ihrem finanziel-Bern, im April 2001 Cynthia Dunning Kantonsarchäologin len Beitrag und der Geduld, welche die lange dauernden
Rohrbach. Reformierte Pfarrkirche. Ergebnisse der archäologischen Grabungen von 1982
Sanierungs- und Restaurierungsarbeiten in der Kirche von Rohrbach lösten 1982 archäologische Unte... more Sanierungs- und Restaurierungsarbeiten in der Kirche von Rohrbach lösten 1982 archäologische Untersuchungen aus, die mittelalterliche und neuzeitliche Vorgängerbauten – insgesamt wurden sechs Bauphasen gefasst – und Gräber sowie römerzeitliche Befunde und Funde zutage brachten. Die Publikation umfasst, mit Schwerpunkt auf den mittelalterlichen und neuzeitlichen Vorgängerbauten, die Vorlage und Auswertung der Befunde und Funde sowie die anthropologischen Ergebnisse zu 92 Individuen, die inner- und ausserhalb der Kirche bestattet waren
Der geplante Einbau einer Bodenheizung in die Pfarrkirche von Walkringen bedingte die Abtiefung d... more Der geplante Einbau einer Bodenheizung in die Pfarrkirche von Walkringen bedingte die Abtiefung des Bodenniveaus und damit Abtrag und Zerstorung von archaologischen Schichten und Vorgangerbauten. Die Ergebnisse aus den daraus resultierenden Bauuntersuchungen von 1986/87 sind in dieser Publikation zusammengetragen. Der erste Teil befasst sich mit den historischen Uberlieferungen, der Grabungsdokumentation sowie allen archaologischen Befunden, die unter der Kirche gefasst wurden. In einem weiteren Teil werden die 85 anthropologisch untersuchten Graber vorgestellt. Die Bestattungen decken die Zeitspanne vom 7./8. Jh. n. Chr. bis ins 19. Jh. ab.
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2002
Non‐invasive imaging techniques are of great value in palaeopathology. Computed tomography (CT) i... more Non‐invasive imaging techniques are of great value in palaeopathology. Computed tomography (CT) is widely established to visualize changes in human remains that occurred both pre and post mortem. Since 1999 an advanced form of helical CT—so called Multislice‐CT (MSCT)—has become available for clinical purposes. We now present for the first time three historic cranial lesions of doubtful aetiology visualized by MSCT. Both original images and virtual reconstructions of the specimens are of high quality. In combination with peri‐lesional bone density measurements these images allow an improved assessment of aetiology. The cases presented are diagnosed by MSCT as being of intra vitam nature in two individuals and of post mortem character in one case. Time consuming post‐processing analysis and the still small number of scanners presently available may limit application of this new technique. Nevertheless, based on our preliminary results, we strongly recommend non‐invasive evaluation by...
Molecular evidence of HLA-B27 in a historical case of ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2005
We extracted DNA from 2 distal parts of the femur and carried out HLAB27 sequence-specific polym... more We extracted DNA from 2 distal parts of the femur and carried out HLAB27 sequence-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) studies. The extraction and testing of ancient DNA was performed under recommended conditions (4). The B27 sequence-specific primers have been ...
Das Steinplattengrab von Ringgenberg-Goldswil
Das Frühmittelalter im Berner Oberland
History of Anemia and Related Nutritional Deficiencies
The Backbone of Europe, 2018
ABSTRACT Analysis of the mortality profiles of people dying with and without cribra orbitalia and... more ABSTRACT Analysis of the mortality profiles of people dying with and without cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis suggest that the conditions producing these lesions have a negative effect on survivorship (Figs. 1 and 2). The difference in mortality rate is especially clear for cribra orbitalia for older children and adolescents. The age distributions of burials with cribra orbitalia and porotic hyperostosis are similar, which suggests similar etiologies. There is a steep drop in the prevalence of the lesions among people dying during the first decade of life and then a gradual rise among adults into the fifth decade. After that, their frequency decreases significantly with few people who reach an elderly age. The average age at death of people lacking cribra orbitalia was 35.8 years, versus 22.5 years for people with the condition (Table 1). For porotic hyperostosis, the age differential was somewhat less with people lacking it having an average age at death of 32.7 years and people with it an average age at death of 27.5 years. The average age at death of people having both conditions (22.1 years) is not significantly (t = 0.4207, p≤0.6) younger than that of people having only cribra orbitalia (22.7 years).
The European Project : Introduction to Goals, Materials, and Methods
Understanding the Impact of Infectious Disease on European Populations: Contributions from the Global History of Health Project
Body Size and Femur Length
Periosteal Lesions: A Non-specific Index of the History of Health in Europe
The history of European oral health: evidence from dental caries, dental abscesses. antemortem tooth loss
Contextual dimensions of European health and lifestyle: the archaeological and historical record
ABSTRACT By themselves, skeletal remains tell us little about the health history of humans and it... more ABSTRACT By themselves, skeletal remains tell us little about the health history of humans and its determinants; although they can bear the signs of disease, its interpretation has its own methodological difficulties. Contextual information about the natural and sociocultural College at Oneonta, of Sheffield, 1728th Byzantine Antiquities, of Bradford, of Birmingham, of Basel, 21University  environments people inhabited is necessary to draw meaningful conclusions about how these impacted on health. Global History of Health Project members have selected the European sites currently under analysis in order to maximize the quality of both the skeletal and available contextual information. Project members are using data on the socio-cultural context of the burials being studied from archaeological evidence and historical documents. Studies of these European data provide a unique opportunity to explore correlations between health and socio-cultural context. We also plan to refine the chronological framework for analysis through the selective use of radiocarbon dating. We are making extensive use of Geographic Information Systems databases from a variety of sources to reconstruct the ecosystems inhabited by the people whose remains are being studied. These databases contain information pertaining to climatic variation and key variables of socio-economic importance such as growing season length, patterns of annual precipitation, water availability, local topographical relief, and so on. We have found that a considerable proportion (48%) of the variance in estimated adult height (a parameter that has been shown to be an excellent summary of quality of life index) can be explained by a simple multiple regression model that incorporates such local ecological variables. Our goal is not to use such environmental data to create deterministic models. Instead, we are using deviations from the predictions they produce to identify the socio-cultural factors that are the key determinants of the health history of the European population. Research supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation through grants BCS-0527658, SES- 0138129, and BCS-0117958.