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Two Inca Toddlers Were Found To Be Infected With Smallpox, As Well As A Rare Bone Infection Caused By The Virus
The Spanish arrived in Peru in 1526. By 1620, about 70 percent of the Inca population died from smallpox. Most of the victims did not suffer from bone degradation due to the virus, which has made ...
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Grave Analysis
As seen here, the growth plate (epiphysis) of her shin bone (tibia) has not fused to the ... indicating that some Inca women fought alongside their men in the Siege of Lima. 3.