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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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