Disability in a medieval village community: A unique case of facial dysmorphism.

Objective: To identify the pathology causing the severe facial dysmorphia of a medieval individual from the site of Rigny (Indre-et-Loire, France) and to evaluate its functional repercussions on the subject's hearing and social life.

Materials: An individual from Rigny for the osteological study, 69 individuals from the region for the Ct-Scan study and 48 individuals from the site for the isotopic analysis.

Methods: Macroscopic analysis was performed using standard osteological methods.

3D reappraisal of trepanations at St. Cosme priory between the 12th and the 15th centuries, France.

Objective: This study aims to place trepanation in a medieval therapeutic context by addressing its medical use in neurological disorders and by testing the existence of particular dietary care for the sick.

Materials: Six cases of trepanation found at the St. Cosme priory (La Riche, France) dated from the 12th-15th centuries.