US EditionMedieval Mass Grave Identified in Germany - Archaeology Magazine
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Medieval Mass Grave Identified in Germany - Archaeology Magazine
Nik Usmar (left) and Dr. Michael Hein (right) carry out sediment coring to locate a medieval plague mass grave near Erfurt, Germany. ERFURT, GERMANY—A possible mass grave containing the remains of victims of the Black Death has been found near the site of the medieval village of Neuses in central Germany, according to a statement released by Leipzig University. Historic records from the nearby city of Erfurt indicate that in 1350, when the Black…
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Millions died of "Black Death". Where they are buried is usually not known. At Erfurt, researchers have now discovered a mass grave.
The "Black Death" was one of the worst plagues in human history and also raged in Central Europe. Now archaeologists at Erfurt have tracked down one of the few known mass graves of plague deaths from this period – an area with numerous bone fragments from the mid-14th century. It is the first found by targeted search of such a plague mass grave [...] The post Pest Mass Grave at Erfurt was first found on wissenschaft.de.
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