Historical Paleopathology

In history, the human disease is not just a subject of medical research, but is also affected by environment and socio-economic conditions. For the past decades, I have conducted scientific research on the history of diseases in East Asia using medical research techniques. My study is now extending to the next horizon, by integrating archaeological, anthropological, and medical reports on people's life and disease in history.


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Dong Hoon Shin, MD, PhD

Dong Hoon Shin, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea

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Life and Disease of Asian People (General)

  • Torus mandibularis in skeletal remains from the Joseon Dynasty and modern Korea. (Anthropological Science)
  • Ancient to modern secular changes in the cranial/cephalic index in Korea: historical brachycephalization and recent debrachycephalization(Anatomical Science International)
  • Ancient-to-modern secular changes in Korean stature (Am J Phys Anthropol)
  • Anne Grauer, 藤田尚, 申東勳. 古病理学研究の回顧と展望 (考古学ジャーナル)
  • Francisca Cardoso, 申東勳. 古病理研究の国際的動向 (考古学ジャーナル)
  • Harris lines observed in human skeletons of Joseon Dynasty, Korea(Anatomy & Cell Biology)
  • Life Expectancy (Upcoming)
  • Osteochondrosis dissecans in glenoid cavity of Korean War casualty's scapula(Anatomy & Cell Biology)
  • Paleopathological patterns of degenerative arthropathy: prevalence of limb-joint osteoarthritis in pre-modern Joseon people skeletons of South Korea. (The Anthropologist)
  • Vertebral osteophyte of pre-modern Korean skeletons from Joseon tombs(Anatomy & Cell Biology)

Trauma

  • Bioarchaeological Investigation of Possible Gunshot Wounds in 18th Century Human Skeletons from Korea(International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)
  • Acute traumatic death of a 17th century general based on examination of mummified remains found in Korea(Ann Anat)
  • Long bone fractures identified in the Joseon Dynasty human skeletons of Korea(Anatomy & Cell Biology)
  • The presence of sharp-edged weapon related cut mark in Joseon skull discovered at the 16th century market district of Old Seoul City ruins in South Korea(Anatomy & Cell Biology)
  • Horse-riding accidents and injuries in historical records of Joseon Dynasty, Korea(International Journal of Paleopathology)

Rheumatic and Degenerative Changes

  • Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis cases found in Joseon Dynasty Human Sample Collection of Korea (International Journal of Osteoarchaeology))
  • Lumbosacral Defects in a 16th–18th-Century Joseon Dynasty Skeletal Series from Korea(Biomed Res Int)
  • Possible rheumatoid arthritis found in the human skeleton collected from the tomb of Joseon Dynasty, Korea, dating back to the 1700s AD(International Journal of Osteoarchaeology)

Congenital Disorders

  • Radiological Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in 17th Century Korean Mummy(PLOS ONE)
  • A Possible Case of Cherubism in a 17th-Century Korean Mummy(PLOS ONE)

Atherosclerosis and Coronary Artery Disease

  • Anatomical Confirmation of Computed Tomography-Based Diagnosis of the Atherosclerosis Discovered in 17th Century Korean Mummy (PLOS ONE)
  • Paleogenetic study on the 17th century Korean mummy with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (PLOS ONE)

Dental Diseases

  • Caries, antemortem tooth loss and tooth wear observed in indigenous peoples and Russian settlers of 16th to 19th century West Siberia (Arch Oral Biol)
  • Dental Calculi of Siberian Natives, Russian Settlers, and Korean People of Joseon Dynasty Period in the 16th to 19th Century Eurasia Continent (Biomed Res Int)
  • Dental caries prevalence of medieval Korean people (Arch Oral Biol)
  • Difference in linear enamel hypoplasia frequency between the 16th- to 19th-century agrarian populations of the Korean Joseon dynasty and Siberian Russia(Anthropological Science)
  • Periodontitis
  • 藤田尙, 이혜진, 신동훈. 고인골 턱뼈에서 확인된 양성 및 악성종양들 (한국의 고고학)
  • 藤田尙, 이혜진, 신동훈. 고인골에서 관찰되는 치아의 형태이상 (한국의 고고학)
  • 藤田尙, 이혜진, 신동훈. 옛사람 인골에서 보이는 풍습적 치아발치 (한국의 고고학)
  • 藤田尙, 이혜진, 신동훈. 치아우식증-충치의 인류학 -일본 발굴 고 인골 치아에 대한 연구 사례를 중심으로 (한국의 고고학)
  • 藤田尙, 이혜진, 홍종하, 신동훈. 고인골 치아에서 확인되는 스트레스 지표 (한국의 고고학)

Infections

  • A historical approach to syphilis infection in Korea(Acta Med Hist Adriat)
  • A Life and Death of the Leprosy Patients in Joseon Society Considered from the Anthropological Perspective(Anat Biol Anthropol)
  • Calcified Pulmonary Nodules Identified in a 350-Year-Old-Joseon Mummy: the First Report on Ancient Pulmonary Tuberculosis from Archaeologically Obtained Pre-modern Korean Samples(J Korean Med Sci)
  • Helicobacter pylori DNA obtained from the stomach specimens of two 17th century Korean mummies(Anthropol Anz)
  • Measles
  • Paleopathological Considerations on Malaria Infection in Korea before the 20th Century(Biomed Res Int)
  • Smallpox
  • Tracing hepatitis B virus to the 16th century in a Korean mummy(Hepatology)
  • Tubereculosis
  • Typhus

Parasitology

  • Chai JY, Seo M, Shin DH. Paleoparasitology Research in Korea: Ancient Helminth Eggs and Larvae Detected in Archaeological Samples. Parasit Host Dis. 2023 Nov;61(4):345-387.
  • CS Oh, JY Chai, S Min, KT Oh, J Seol, MK Song, DH Shin, M Seo. Updates of Joseon Period Parasite Infection Prevalence by Parasitological Studies on Human Coprolites from Archaeological Sites of Euijeongbu, Gumi and Wonju Cities. Parasit Host Dis. 61 (1), 89-93.
  • Dong Hoon Shin, Yi-Suk Kim, Dong Soo Yoo, Myeung Ju Kim, Chang Seok Oh, Jong Ha Hong, Eunju Lee, Jong Yil Chai, Min Seo. A case of ectopic paragonimiasis in a 17th century Korean mummy. 2017. Journal of Parasitology. 103(4): 399-403.
  • Karl Reinhard, 藤田尚, 申東勳. 考古寄生虫学. 考古学ジャーナル. https://
  • Link to my project "Archaeoparasitology of East Asia"
  • Myeung Ju Kim, Ho Chul Ki, Shiduck Kim, Jong Yil Chai, Min Seo, Chang Seok Oh and Dong Hoon Shin. Parasitic infection patterns as correlated with urban-rural recycling of night soils in Korea and other East Asian countries: the archaeological and historical evidence. Korean Studies 2014;38: 51-74
  • Reinhard K., Slepchenko S., Shin D.H. (2020) Archaeoparasitology. In: Smith C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer, Cham.
  • Review Article: トイレ考古学と考古寄生虫学(Anthropological Science)
  • Seo M and Shin DH. Parasitism, cesspits and sanitation in East Asian countries prior to modernization. In: Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations, edited by Piers D. Mitchell. 2015. Farnham: Ashgate
  • Seo M, Araujo A, Reinhard K, Chai JY, Shin DH. Paleoparasitological studies on mummies of the Joseon Dynasty, Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2014 Jun;52(3):235-42.
  • Seo M, Chai J-Y, Hong JH, Shin DH. Reconsideration of Dr. Allen’s Report about Hemoptysis Patients from High Prevalence of Archaeoparasitological Paragonimiasis in Korea. Korean J Parasitol. 2019. 57(6): 635-638.
  • Seo M, Oh CS, Chai J-Y, Jeong MS, Hong SW, Seo Y-M, Shin DH. The Changing Pattern of Parasitic Infection among Korean Populations by Paleoparasitological Study of Joseon Dynasty Mummies. Journal of Parasitology 2014 Feb;100(1):147-50.
  • Seo M, Oh CS, Hong JH, Chai J-Y, Cha SC, Bang Y, Cha IG, Wi YG, Park JM and Shin DH. Estimation of Parasite Infection Prevalence of Joseon People by Paleoparasitological Data Updates from the Coprolites of Pre-modern Korean Mummies. 2017. Anthropological Science 125 (1): 9-14.
  • Shin DH, Chai J-Y, Hong JH, Seo M. Historical details about the meat consumption pattern and taeniases during Joseon period. 2017. Korean Journal of Parasitology. 55(4): 457-460.
  • Shin DH, Seo M, Shim SY, Hong JH, Kim J. (2020) Urbanization and Parasitism: Archaeoparasitology of South Korea. In: Betsinger T.K., DeWitte S.N. (eds) The Bioarchaeology of Urbanization. Bioarchaeology and Social Theory. Springer, Cham.
  • Shin, D.H., Kim, Y.J., Bisht, R.S., Dangi, V., Shirvalkar, P., Jadhav, N., Oh, C.S., Hong, J.H., Chai, J.-Y., Seo, M. and Shinde, V., 2018. Archaeoparasitological Strategy Based on the Microscopic Examinations of Prehistoric Samples and the Recent Report on the Difference in the Prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Indian Subcontinent. Ancient Asia, 9, p.6. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/aa.166
  • Slepchenko S.M., Kozlov A.I., Bugmyrin S.V. and Shin D.H. Comparison of helminth infection among the native populations of the arctic and subarctic areas in Western Siberia throughout history: parasitological researches on contemporary and the archaeoparasitological resources. Korean J Parasitol. 2019. 57(6): 607-612.
  • Zhan X, Yeh H-Y, Shin DH, Chai J-Y, Seo M, Mitchell PD. Differential Change in the Prevalence of the Ascaris, Trichuris and Clonorchis infection Among Past East Asian Populations. Korean J Parasitol. 2019. 57(6): 601-605.
  • 기호철, 배재훈, 신동훈. 조선후기 한양도성내 토양매개성 기생충 감염원인에 대한 역사문헌학적 고찰. 의사학 2013; 22: 89-132.
  • 기호철, 신동훈, 서민, 채종일. 조선시대흡충류감염기전에대한고찰. 대한의사협회지2014; 57(10): 866-875.

Tumors

  • A Possible Case of Cherubism in a 17th-Century Korean Mummy(PLOS ONE)
  • Bone tumors in pre-modern skulls from human skeletal series of Joseon Dynasty(ACB)
  • Publication List

Agriculture and Asian People's Diseases in History

  • Cowpox
  • Agriculture and Human Diseases in East Asia

Urbanization and Paleopathology

  • Book Chapter: Urbanization and Parasitism: Archaeoparasitology of South Korea (Bioarchaeology of Urbanization, Springer)
  • Book Chapter: 人類史における都市化と寄生虫感染症(申 東勳,藤田 尚,洪 宗河)
  • Book Chapter: 最新の発掘調査で明らかになった古代韓国の都市の発展と都市民の生活(李 陽洙・申 東勳)
  • Book Chapter: 医学的見地からみた都市化とヒトの疾病(藤田 尚,ピアーズ・ミッチェル,申 東勳)
  • Book Chapter: 生物人類学と古病理学からみたインダス都市の繁栄と衰退(ヴァサント・シンデー,金 容俊,申 東勳,小茄子川 歩)
  • Book Chapter: 都市民の生活と疾病―東アジア的モデルの模索―(藤田 尚・申 東勳)
  • Book Publication: 都市化の古病理学: 季刊考古学・別冊44
  • ヴァサント・シンデー,金容俊,申東勳,小茄子川 歩. 生物人類学と古病理学からみたインダス都市の繁栄と衰退. 都市化の古病理学 単行本. 雄山閣 (2023/12/27)
  • 李 陽洙・申 東勳. 最新の発掘調査で明らかになった古代韓国の都市の発展と都市民の生活. 都市化の古病理学 単行本. 雄山閣 (2023/12/27)
  • 申東勳,藤田尚,洪宗河. 人類史における都市化の過程と寄生虫感染症. 都市化の古病理学 単行本. 雄山閣 (2023/12/27)
  • 藤田尚・Piers Mitchell・申東勳. 医学的見地からみた都市化とヒトの疾病. 都市化の古病理学 単行本. 雄山閣 (2023/12/27)
  • 藤田尚・申東勳. 総論:都市民の生活と疾病― 東アジア的モデルの模索 ―. 都市化の古病理学 単行本. 雄山閣 (2023/12/27)

Books and Projects

  • Book publication: Handbook of Mummy Studies New Frontiers in Scientific and Cultural Perspectives (Springer)
  • Book Publication: New Perspectives on the Harappan Culture in Light of Recent Excavations at Rakhigarhi: 2011–2017, Volume 1: Bioarchaeological Research on the Rakhigarhi Necropolis(Archaeopress)
  • Project Summary: Archaeoparasitology of East Asia
  • Project Summary: Korean Mummies of Joseon Dynasty

Related Links

  • Paleopathology Association
  • 日本動物考古学会
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