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Title: Plague: Ancient teeth reveal where Black Death began, researchers say
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jun 16, 2022, 07:37 AM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-61820604

fascinating stuff...

Title: Re: Plague: Ancient teeth reveal where Black Death began, researchers say
Post by: Erpingham on Jun 16, 2022, 07:43 AM

"We've found some early cases of plague from the 1330s. Lets say its where the plague originated to grab a headline."

As someone helpfully comments, more data from more cemetaries in that part of the world is needed to be confident of the path of transmission.

Title: Re: Plague: Ancient teeth reveal where Black Death began, researchers say
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jun 16, 2022, 08:11 AM

oh absolutely. The science is clever stuff though

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