01022nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653001300058653001700071653001200088100001300100700001100113700001500124245006200139520063700201022001400838       2013                            d  c2013 Oct 1210aSkeleton10aTuberculosis10aleprosy1 aRubini M1 aZaio P1 aRoberts CA00aTuberculosis and leprosy in Italy. New skeletal evidence.3 aTuberculosis (TB) and leprosy are infections caused by Mycobacteria. This paper documents new skeletal evidence in Italy from the Iron Age site of Corvaro (Central Italy; 5th century BCE) and the Roman site of Palombara (Central Italy; 4th-5th century CE), and briefly reviews the extant evidence for these infections in Italy. The skeletal evidence for TB in Italy is more ancient than for leprosy, and is more common. The oldest evidence for both mycobacterial diseases is in the North of Italy, but this could be by chance, even if biomolecular models suggest a land route from the East to central Europe, especially for leprosy.  a1618-1301