Mammals, reptiles, birds: the tens of millions of animal mummies deposited as offerings in the necropolises of the Nile Valley bear witness to an intense religious fervour, and to the practices of collecting and...
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Infectious Disease Spread 4000 Years Ago
Yaws — from the same bacteria species responsible for syphilis (Treponema pallidum) — is a childhood disease causing highly infectious skin lesions. It is spread via touch from person to person and, in...