Skeletons Of Over 40 People And Some Who Died Of SYPHILIS Found In Peru (Photos)
Skeletons Of Over 40 People And Some Who Died Of SYPHILIS Found In Peru (Photos) Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of 42 humans in a cemetery next to a Peruvian hospital that dates back to the 16th century, when the country first became part of the Spanish empire. The bodies have remained undiscovered for centuries, despite being buried only around 12 inches (30cm) beneath the ground. Although not thought to be among the bodies found, experts think the site also hides the remains of the mummies of the last Incas, the tribe that once ruled the Andean region of South America before the Spanish conquest. In addition, experts have found an underground crypt and fragments of pre-Hispanic ceramics, likely from before the construction of the hospital, possibly dating to the time of the Incas. Most of the newly-found bones belonged to males, several of whom had died of syphilis and from deformities in the skull, according to the experts. Archaeologists have found a cross, possibly made...