Ancient Skeleton Shows Leprosy May Have Spread to Britain From Scandinavia
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 15:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An international team, including archaeologists from the University of Southampton, has found evidence suggesting leprosy may have spread to Britain from Scandinavia. The team, led by the University of Leiden examined a 1500 year old male skeleton, excavated at Great Chesterford in Essex, England during the 1950s.