The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth.
Were sheep in some way responsible for triggering the bubonic plague historically? New research printed in BioRxiv suggests this is a possibility.
The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth, according to a new scientific report.
In the mid-1300s as many as 50m people in Europe died as a result of the bubonic plague.
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The scientists say this discovery highlights the importance of looking at both human and animal remains when researching the history of these diseases.
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Were sheep in some way responsible for triggering the bubonic plague historically? New research printed in BioRxiv suggests this is a possibility.
The remains of a sheep that lived in a Bronze Age human settlement 4,000 years ago were assessed and an ancestor of the bacteria responsible for the Plague was found in its tooth, according to a new scientific report.
In the mid-1300s as many as 50m people in Europe died as a result of the bubonic plague.
The scientists say this discovery highlights the importance of looking at both human and animal remains when researching the history of these diseases.
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