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Earliest Known Plague Outbreak Identified
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Archaeologists are reporting on the earliest known outbreak of plague, extending the known history of the disease further back than previously documented. The finding, published by Archaeology Magazine, sheds light on how ancient populations lived with deadly epidemics long before the better-known medieval Black Death, and is drawing attention from history and science readers.
Why now: A new archaeological discovery about the origins of plague has just been reported.
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- Earliest Known Plague Outbreak · Archaeology Magazine
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