MYCOBACTERIA AND TUBERCULOSIS IN FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY AND BIOARCHAEOLOGY: PALEOPATHOLOGICAL, BIOMOLECULAR EVIDENCE AND THEORETICAL-METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

This article presents a theoretical review on mycobacteria and tuberculosis (TB) in forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology, emphasizing paleopathological and biomolecular evidence. The aim was to systematize knowledge about the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC), skeletal diagnostic criteria, contributions of paleomicrobiology (aDNA and lipid biomarkers), and implications for forensic…