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In Jordan, an Ancient Racetrack Reveals a Mass Grave of Justinian Plague, the First Pandemic in History
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The great pandemics shaped human history long before the modern era, leaving scars still visible in the ground. The archaeological traces of these health catastrophes remain rare and difficult to authenticate. Justinian's plague, the first documented pandemic, today delivers its most tangible evidence in the ruins of an ancient Jordanian city. Hundreds of bodies piled up in the hippodrome of an ancient city Jerash, formerly called Gerasa, were a…
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