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Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom

Remains of 16th-century hospital that treated sailors discovered in Peru

Archealogists in Peru have discovered the remains of a colonial-era hospital dating back to the 16th century that treated sick sailors who stopped at Pacific ports when Peru was a Spanish colony.

Six human skeletons that had been buried, likely belonging to patients, were uncovered in rectangular structures. A ceramic oil lamp, used to provide light in the dark with candles, was found at hand level of one of the skeletons.

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