Leprosy strain genotyped from medieval pilgrim at UK burial site
Sunday, January 29, 2017 - 14:51
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have investigated the strain of leprosy found in a leprosy hospital cemetery in Winchester, UK. A multidisciplinary team of researchers performed extensive tests on a skeleton excavated from the cemetery, using genotyping, radiocarbon dating, biomolecular analysis, osteology, strontium, and oxygen isotopic analyses and archaeological methods.