Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project

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Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project

Post by cronus » Sun Mar 30, 2014 3:06 pm

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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Post by mistermack » Tue Apr 01, 2014 3:25 pm

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.
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Post by klr » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:12 pm

"Bring out your dead ..." etc.
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Post by Thinking Aloud » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:21 am

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

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Re: Black Death skeletons unearthed by Crossrail project

Post by klr » Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:50 pm

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