Tuesday, September 25, 2018

A study of a paraplegic child’s mummified remains show a high level of care from Peru’s Nasca for disability.


The Morning News https://ift.tt/2OKuLXL

It seems he was cared for well; his skin, preserved by natural mummification for nearly 1,300 years, shows no sign of bedsores, which means he likely benefited from good hygiene and frequent position changes.

↩︎ Ars Technica

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