Scurvy-plagued whalers’ remains discovered at ‘Corpse Point’ in Svalbard

Scurvy-plagued whalers’ remains discovered at ‘Corpse Point’ in Svalbard

Archaeologists examining a 17th-century graveyard in the High Arctic are discovering proof of the hazards that afflicted early modern-day whalers, consisting of substantial physical labor in their tasks and illness…

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