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The Plague of Justinian, Confirmed as the First Documented Pandemic in History

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Scientific evidence corroborates ancient texts that speak of the plague that weakened the Eastern Roman Empire for three centuries
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A team of researchers has examined a mass grave in the Jordanian city of Jerash dating back to the time of the Justinian Plague, approximately 1,500 years ago. The mass grave contains approximately 230 people. According to the researchers, it is the first site in the region where the presence of the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis has been confirmed in a […] Want to learn more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .

·Middelharnis, Netherlands
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