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Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:41 AM PST
A new study has used high-resolution imaging techniques to reinterpret fossilized bones first encountered in northeast Italy in 1989.
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Posted: 19 Nov 2015 07:33 AM PST
In 1495, a "new" disease spread throughout Europe: syphilis. Christopher Columbus was said to have brought this sexually transmitted disease back from his voyage to America. At least, that has been the accepted theory up until now. Using morphological and structural evidence, researchers have now identified several cases of congenital syphilis dating back to as early as 1320 AD in skeletons from excavations at the cathedral square of St. Pölten, Austria
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