Paleopathology: meeting ground for many disciplines.

Paleopathology is the study of prehistoric disease and, as such, deals predominantly with skeletal remains and prehistoric populations. In its broadest sense, paleopathology deals with diseases in animal as well as human tissues, and consequently it is a field of interest to many scientific disciplines. When infection, malfunction, or trauma affects bones and teeth, the lesions or other abnormalities can be observed and studied, and in many cases the cause can be identified.