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A Medieval ‘Dancing Skeleton’ Was Found Buried in a Peculiar Pose That Left Archaeologists Puzzled
Another theory was about the unusual pose of the skeleton, wherein Mikhail's legs could be deformed from tuberculosis or syphilis.
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Analysing the bones: what can a skeleton tell you?
Evidence of disease is also evident in many parts of the skeleton. One of the most obvious and disfiguring diseases was syphilis. Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium known as ...