HUFFPOST - Ancient Mummy DNA Reveals Colonization Spread Smallpox
Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas.
| Keywords | smallpoxdna-analysischilemummycolonizationamericasarchaeologyhistorygeneticsepidemiologyancient-dnaeuropean-colonizationpaleopathologydisease-spreadbiological-impact |