Submission + - Rats Didn't Spread Black Death, Humans Did, Say Researchers (ibtimes.co.uk)
concertina226 writes: Scientists studying the human remains of plague victims found during excavations for London's new Crossrail train line have concluded that humans spread the Black Death rather than rats, a fact that could rewrite history books.
University of Keele scientists, working together with Crossrail's lead archaeologist Jay Carver and osteologists from the Museum of London, analysed the bones and teeth of 25 skeletons dug up by Crossrail.
They found DNA of Yersinia pestis, which is responsible for the Black Death, on the teeth of some of the victims.
University of Keele scientists, working together with Crossrail's lead archaeologist Jay Carver and osteologists from the Museum of London, analysed the bones and teeth of 25 skeletons dug up by Crossrail.
They found DNA of Yersinia pestis, which is responsible for the Black Death, on the teeth of some of the victims.
