Possible Black Death mass grave discovered near Erfurt, Germany

An interdisciplinary research team from Leipzig has discovered strong evidence of a Black Death mass grave near the deserted ...

Medieval plague victims likely found in mass grave in Germany

“This finding aligns with both modern soil science and the medieval ‘miasma theory,’ which held that diseases spread through ...
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Black Death Mass Grave Found Below the Tower of London

Visiting the Tower of London has another attraction- the Black Death Mass Grave. The Black Death was a devastating pandemic of bubonic plague that swept through Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s. It ...

Mass grave unearthed in Germany may hold bodies of Black Death victims

Medieval mass grave unearthed in Germany may contain remains of Black Death victims - Find marks first systematically ...
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Grave matters : a lively history of death around the world / Nigel Barley

1. The Universality of Death -- 2. Before and after the Fact -- 3. The Mythical Place of Death -- 4. The Quick and the Dead: Relations across the Grave -- 5. Only Flesh and Blood -- 6. Political ...
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Johnny Ringo’s Mysterious Death & Grave of a Gunslinger in the Wilds of Arizona

Was it suicide—or something more sinister? The grave of Johnny Ringo, outlaw of Tombstone fame, marks the start of this adventure into Arizona's frontier past. Visiting the site near the Chiricahua ...