fromwww.npr.org6 hours agoScienceUnlocking the secrets of an ancient plagueA single strain of Yersinia Pestis bacteria killed hundreds of people in 7th-century Jerash within days, revealing the rapid spread and lethality of the Plague of Justinian pandemic.
fromMedievalists.net6 months agoHistory10 Medieval Studies' Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.netY. pestis genomic evidence has been found in a 6th century mass grave in Jerash, Jordan.
fromMedievalists.net6 months agoHistory10 Medieval Studies' Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.net