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SCIENCEJun 17 · 15:02 UTCWDIV CLICKONDETROITAdithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague’s timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

Scientists discovered the oldest evidence of plague in Siberian teeth dating back 5,500 years, revealing two outbreaks caused by a prehistoric strain of the disease. The plague spread from marmots to humans and affected small families, with many victims being children aged 8 to 11.

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Eske WillerslevpersonUniversity of CopenhagenorganizationRuairidh MacleodpersonUniversity of OxfordorganizationAida Andrades ValtueñapersonMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyorganizationSiberiaplaceLake Baikalplaceplaguetopicmarmotstopic
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