Did famine worsen the Black Death?
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 09:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When the Black Death swept through Europe in 1347, it was one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in human history, eventually killing between a third and half of Europeans. Prior work by investigators has traced the cause to plague-carrying fleas borne by rats that jumped ship in trading ports. In addition, historical researchers believe that […]