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William McGee

Hospital Horror: Gruesome Remains Unearthed In A 500-Year-Old ER

Numerous human remains were found during excavations of the Hospital de San Roque, in Puebla, Mexico, which dates back to the 16th century. (National Institute of Anthropology and History/Zenger)

Archeologists working on a 16th-century hospital in Mexico have discovered several human remains including pregnant women, their unborn children and at least one man who met a violent death.

Archeologists from Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) have been accompanying restoration works on the Hospital of San Roque in the city of Puebla to convert it into the Museum of Talavera and Popular Art of Puebla.

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