Head Lice Called a Centuries-Old Woe
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From Reuters
JERUSALEM — Scientists said Turesday they had found head lice in the combs of Jewish warriors who fought the Romans in Israel 18 centuries ago.
Long-buried lice and their eggs were found by government and Hebrew University researcher workers on combs from the first and second centuries unearthed in Israeli desert caves.
Some of the combs were uncovered by archaeologists in caves of rebels who fought under the legendary Jewish warrior Bar-Kokhba against Roman soldiers in the years 132 to 135.
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