Britain's oldest case of rickets found in 5,000-year-old skeleton unearthed on Hebridean island

Evidence of rickets – a disease of the urban poor during the Industrial Revolution – has been found in the remains of a woman who lived on a Hebridean island more than 5,000 years ago.

Source: The Independent - Science - September 9, 2015 Category: Science Tags: News Source Type: news