Scurvy-Plagued Whalers' Remains Discovered at Corpse Point in Svalbard
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Europe · Norway · May 21, 2026
Primary source: Live Science
A study of 17th-century whalers buried at Likneset on Svalbard documents scurvy, labor stress, trauma, and rapid loss of Arctic burial evidence.
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