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Chilean Mummies Prove Europeans Brought Smallpox to the Americas—But That’s Not All - Gizmodo

Published by Gizmodo.com By Gayoung Lee · 4 August 2026 at 00:10
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Chilean Mummies Prove Europeans Brought Smallpox to the Americas—But That’s Not All - Gizmodo
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"Nobody would ever question that smallpox came to this hemisphere from colonization, but this proves it."

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