Scurvy Detected on 2,000-Year-Old Remains from the Philippines
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Asia · Philippines · Mar 16, 2026
Primary source: Archaeology Magazine
New study of a young man buried at Nagsabaran on Luzon identified scurvy in addition to severe hip ankylosis. The case adds rare pathological evidence for health stress and disability in early Philippine bioarchaeology.
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