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Anthropology

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1. Somewhere out there....

Fri Jul 24, 2020, 10:39 AM

Jul 2020

Somewhere out there in the thawing permafrost are the bodies of people who died from smallpox.

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Smallpox-Infected Viking Skeleton Pushes Deadly Virus Age Back 1,000 Years [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

Somewhere out there.... Boomer Jul 2020 #1

That's fascinating. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #2

Yes, it's been around for many thousands of years, and over time PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #4