The skeleton, which must be more than 300 years old, shows the teenager had spina bifida, a congenital defect of the spinal column.
The skeleton of a teen with a spinal condition and found buried with a bracelet has puzzled archaeologists.
The skeleton belonged to an indigenous teenager who lived many, many years ago. However, researchers are not sure just how old she could be, Tiago Tomé told. He is a professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais and is involved in the research project. "We still have no absolute dating for this finding. What we know is that it must be previous to the arrival of European colonization in that region, which happened roughly 300 to 350 years ago," Tomé said.
This is because it is clear she suffered from a severe case of spina bifida—a birth condition that causes a malformation of the spine and the tissues around the spinal cord.
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