http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26770334
Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
Skeletons unearthed in London Crossrail excavations are Black Death victims from the great pandemic of the 14th Century, forensic tests indicate.
Their teeth contain DNA from the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis and their graves have been dated to 1348-50.
Records say thousands of Londoners perished and their corpses were dumped in a mass grave outside the City, but its exact location was a mystery.
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Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project
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That's a common myth. The black death doesn't have a skeleton, although it is rod-shaped.
And it's not rare. It's fairly endemic in the USA, in prairie dogs. If it jumped to rats, there would be a lot of cases, although it's easier to treat now.
And it's not rare. It's fairly endemic in the USA, in prairie dogs. If it jumped to rats, there would be a lot of cases, although it's easier to treat now.
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"Bring out your dead ..." etc.
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They've stopped calling the project "Crossrail 2000" now, I notice. 

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Thinking Aloud wrote:They've stopped calling the project "Crossrail 2000" now, I notice.





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