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Ancient Jordan mass grave reveals human impact of first known pandemic
Researchers found DNA of Yersinia pestis in over 200 bodies buried rapidly in Jerash, marking the first plague grave confirmed archaeologically and genetically.
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First Mass Grave of the Justinianic Plague Discovered in Jordan Reshapes Pandemic History
Ancient Jerash against the backdrop of the modern city. Credit: ZaBanker / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 A deadly epidemic once swept through the eastern Mediterranean, leaving deep scars on societies that struggled to understand the disease consuming them. In what is now Jordan, illness and death became persistent forces, reshaping daily life, urban space, and the course of history. New research now confirms that this region holds the first …
The phrase a plague is upon us must have resounded frequently in ancient Jordan, where a mysterious evil reaped countless lives and ended up molding not only a society, but a whole age of civilization. Now, an interdisciplinary team of experts from the University of South Florida (USF) sheds new light on [...]
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