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'Black death' survivors had plague-resistant genes that may boost their descendants' risk of...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 years agoa historic photo of the plague pits in london being excavated; archaeologists can be seen examining...
Ancient bodies of 'vampires' were buried with rocks in their mouths to stop them returning from the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo examples of burials were a rock or a brick was placed in the deceased's mouth.David...
99 Reallyyyyy Creepy Facts I Learned This Year That Honestly Might Keep You Up At Night
BuzzFeed via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA while back, I read a few Reddit threads where people shared the most disturbing facts they knew —...
16th-century ‘vampire’ buried with brick in her mouth — to stop blood-sucker from eating the dead
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA woman buried with a brick in her mouth out of fear she was an infected vampire from centuries ago...
Hunt: The fact of the matter is that we can't tell facts from interpretation these days
The News Leader via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIf the Native Americans ever had a rally with people chanting “White People Will Not Replace Us,” we are unaware of it, and they would have been wrong. White people did replace most of them, ...
How the Humble Stripe Became a Symbol of Seaside Luxury
Veranda via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHow the Stripe Became a Symbol of Seaside Luxury Ana Linares Ah, the summer stripe. It’s amazing how...
DNA from an ancient grave reveals the Black Death’s patient zero
SYFY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Knight’s Tale is a classic story of medieval adventure following William Thatcher (Heath Ledger)...
What the archaeological record reveals about epidemics throughout history – and the human response...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 months agoPeople have lived with infectious disease throughout the millennia, with culture and biology...