Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute: Archaeologists Analyze How Diseases Impacted Indigenous Populations in the Americas During Colonial Times
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 7 (TNSjou)-- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news:
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Ancient epidemics
Archaeologists analyze how diseases impacted Indigenous populations in the Americas during colonial times
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A new study examines the history of smallpox epidemics brought to America by European colonists, the absence of archaeological evidence associated with those epidemics, and whether ancient DNA . . .
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Ancient epidemics
Archaeologists analyze how diseases impacted Indigenous populations in the Americas during colonial times
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A new study examines the history of smallpox epidemics brought to America by European colonists, the absence of archaeological evidence associated with those epidemics, and whether ancient DNA . . .