alt_history Sciencedaily Archaeology 2026-08-12

Ancient skeletons challenge historical understanding of syphilis

3,500-year-old remains from Vietnam suggest that diseases like yaws may have been transmitted from mother to child, complicating the origins of syphilis.

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