The BlackDeathNetwork is not only in medieval mass burials, but here is another new discovery, dating to the 16th century from Ellwangen in eastern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Rescue excavations in the center of the town Ellwangen brought a burial with around 50 deads. DNA analysis, realized by the Tübingen research group of Johannes Krause, revealed DNA of yersinia pestis.
By now there is only a short newspaper report in German:
Rainer Schreg
archaeologist professor in medieval and postmedieval archaeology at Bamberg university
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Rainer Schreg (September 16, 2014). Mass Burial in Ellwangen. The Black Death Network. Retrieved October 10, 2024 from https://doi.org/10.58079/m23r