Resources
The following section contains additional resources linked to the Palermo juvenile mummy project.
Official Site of the Cappuccini Friar Catacombs of Palermo: www.catacombefraticappuccini.com/it_it/
Unofficial Capuchin Catacombs Website: www.palermocatacombs.com/
Piombino-Mascali, D., Squires, K. and Zink, A. 2024. Ethical challenges in the bioanthropological and biomedical investigation of Sicilian mummies - past experience and future pathways. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, e24946. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.24946.
Squires, K., Davidson, A. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. Public attitudes towards the display of non-adult mummies in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. International Journal of Heritage Studies 30 (8): 888-904. doi: 10.1080/13527258.2024.2343406.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. Striking a Balance: Preserving, Curating, and Investigating Human Remains from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily, 51-64. In: Biers, T. and Clary, M.K. (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Heritage, and Death: New Ways of Examining Mortality in the Modern World. London: Routledge.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2021. Ethical Considerations Associated with the Display and Analysis of Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. Public Archaeology 20: 66-84. doi: 10.1080/14655187.2021.2024742.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2021. Ethical Considerations Associated with the Display and Analysis of Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. BioantTalks: AnthroEthics in the 21st Century. Virtual Conference. Available at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrJUKpDg_Gs&t=7s
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Shaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024 The “angioletti” of Palermo: the health and development of mummified non-adults in Late Modern Palermo, Sicily (1787-1880 CE). Frontiers in Medicine (Pathology) 11. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1443291.
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Schaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. Unveiling the Identities of the Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. American Journal of Biological Anthropology 183 (supplement 77): 174.
Read more about the Juvenile Mummy Project in the news:
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Conference Presentations
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Schaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. The Angioletti of Palermo: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Understanding the Lives and Deaths of Mummified Non-Adults in Late Modern Palermo (1787-1880 CE). British Association for Biological Anthropology and Osteoarchaeology Annual Conference. Keele University, Keele, UK.
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Schaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. A multi-disciplinary approach to studying the “angioletti” of Palermo: a case study exploring the benefits and challenges of interdisciplinary non-adult mummy research. 16th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past. Pessac: France.
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Schaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. Changing Perspectives Through Research: An Exploration of How Research Can Enhance Local and Visitor Understanding of the Mummified Remains in the Capuchin Catacombs, Palermo (Sicily). Staffordshire University Research, Innovation and Enterprise Conference 2024. Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Squires, K., Viner, M., Hoban, W., Loynes, R., Van Schaik, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2024. Unveiling the Identities of the Juvenile Mummies from the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. 93rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. Los Angeles (CA): USA.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2022. It’s Time to Talk: Navigating the Complexities of Working with Multiple Stakeholders at the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. 23rd Paleopathology Association European Meeting. Vilnius, Lithuania.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2022. Communication, Collaboration, and Transparency: An Exploration of the Ethical Challenges Associated with the Analysis and Curation of Human Remains when Working with Multiple Stakeholders at the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. 91st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists. Denver (CO), USA/Virtual.
Squires, K. and Piombino-Mascali, D. 2022. Through a Glass Darkly: A Consideration of the Ethical Challenges and Dilemmas Faced by Stakeholders Involved in the Display, Curation, and Study of Mummified Human Remains in the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, Sicily. World Archaeology Congress 9th Annual Meeting, Prague, Czechia.
Contact
For further details about the project, please contact Dr Kirsty Squires:
