Multidisciplinary medical identification of a French king's head (Henri IV). (14th December 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Charlier, Philippe; Huynh-Charlier, Isabelle; Poupon, Joël; Keyser, Christine; Lancelot, Eloïse; Favier, Dominique; Vignal, Jean-Noël; Sorel, Philippe; Chaillot, Pierre F; Boano, Rosa; Grilletto, Renato; Delacourte, Sylvaine; Duriez, Jean-Michel; Loublier, Yves; Campos, Paola; Willerslev, Eske; Gilbert, M T P; Eisenberg, Leslie; Ludes, Bertrand; Grandmaison, Geoffroy Lorin de la
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 341(2010)
• Publication Date: 2010-12-14
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : Philippe Charlier and a multidisciplinary team explain how they confirmed an embalmed head to be that of the French king Henry IV using a combination of anthropological, paleopathological, radiological, forensic, and genetic techniques