Ancient Plague Outbreak Found in Siberian Graves

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Researchers discovered the earliest evidence of plague in Neolithic graves in Siberia.
Ancient DNA indicates the disease struck vulnerable hunter-gatherer communities around 5,500 years ago.
Two-thirds of the dead in affected cemeteries were under 15 years old, mostly children.
The findings challenge prior notions of the disease being historically mild.

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18 June

Ancient plague pandemic discovered in child graves in Siberia, shocking researchers.

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Researchers discovered the earliest evidence of plague in Neolithic graves in Siberia.
Ancient DNA indicates the disease struck vulnerable hunter-gatherer communities around 5,500 years ago.
Two-thirds of the dead in affected cemeteries were under 15 years old, mostly children.
The findings challenge prior notions of the disease being historically mild.

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18 June

Ancient plague pandemic discovered in child graves in Siberia, shocking researchers.