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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Did scurvy wipe out Christopher Columbus’ crew?

Did scurvy wipe out Christopher Columbus’ crew? Skeletons suggest New World's first European settlers were killed by disease

Historic documents and analysis of 27 skeletons buried at Columbus' settlement in what is now the Dominican Republic suggests the early colonisers suffered from severe scurvy This is according to historic documents and analysis of 27 skeletons buried at Columbus' settlement, La Isabela, in what is now the Dominican Republic.
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