Ancient Filipino skeleton reveals a rare hip condition further complicated by scurvy

The growing paleopathological literature shows that scurvy was not a rare problem among people living in the ancient Asia-Pacific tropics. Scurvy is increasingly identified throughout the region, primarily in children but also in adults. In a study published in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, Dr. Chloe Boucher and her colleagues conducted a follow-up paleopathological study of a young adult male from the Philippines' Metal Period (~2000–1800 BP), previously identified as having suffered from hip ankylosis.