The lost plague – London graveyards suggest that Black Death strain may be extinct

Not Exactly Rocket Science
By Ed Yong
Aug 30, 2011 1:00 PMMay 17, 2019 9:26 PM
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The road of East Smithfield runs through east London and carries a deep legacy of death. Two cemeteries, established in the area in the 14th century, contain hundreds of bodies, piled five deep. These remains belong to people killed by the Black Death, an epidemic that claimed up to 100 million lives. It was one of the biggest disasters in human history and seven centuries on, its victims are still telling its story.

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