4,000-Year-Old Leprosy Genome Unearthed in Chile Challenges Origins | Ancient Origins
- Author
- Gary Manners
- Published
- Tue 01 Jul 2025
- Episode Link
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-evolution-human-origins/leprosy-south-america-0022232
Researchers have recovered 4,000-year-old genomes of Mycobacterium lepromatosis from skeletons in Chile, proving leprosy existed in the Americas millennia
