Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death (IMAGE)

McMaster University

Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death

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The East Smithfield plague pits, which were used for mass burials in 1348 and 1349.

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Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA)

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