First Iron Age TB victim in Britain ‘brought disease from Europe’
Britain’s earliest known case of tuberculosis exists in a man who died in his mid-30s around 2,200 years ago and fresh analysis has revealed more about his life. The so-called Tarrant Hinton Man was first discovered during excavations in Dorset that started in 1967 and lasted for 18 years. DNA studies in 2002 confirmed his … Read more