CORDIS Project
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This project investigates the historical impact of the plague on human populations in Europe 5,000 years ago. By analyzing ancient DNA, it aims to understand the co-evolution of humans and pathogens, shedding light on how infectious diseases influenced societal changes during the transition to the Bronze Age.
Recent ancient DNA studies have discovered a basal form of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of bubonic plague, in 5,000 year-old individuals from Eastern and Central Europe.
Even though this strain is an early form that does likely not survive in fleas and might have been less transmissible, the timing intriguingly coincides with a period of substantial societal changes.
The archaeological record of 3rd millennium BC Europe clearly demonstrates the demise of terminal Stone Age and the rise o…
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