Scientists say they've solved a 700-year-old mystery: Where and when Black Death began

Where did the Black Death come from? And when did it first appear? As the deadliest pandemic in recorded history – it killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe and the Mediterranean between 1346 and 1353 — it's a question that has plagued scientists and historians for nearly 700 years. Now, …

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