Remains of 'End of the World' Epidemic Found in Ancient Egypt

Monday, June 16, 2014 - 07:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Archaeologists have uncovered the human remains of an epidemic in Egypt so terrible that one ancient writer believed the world was coming to an end. The researchers also found a giant bonfire where many of the plague victims were incinerated.

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