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Have Archaeologists Uncovered Europe’s Largest Mass Grave Linked to the Black Death?

It is perhaps the largest mass grave of its kind ever found in Europe, south of Germany: the skeletons of over 650 individuals, probably victims of a resurgence of the Black Death in the first half of the 17th century, have been identified in the center of the city of Nuremberg. Additionally, there might be a lot more that specialists need to excavate in the upcoming months.

By Bertie Atkinson
Dead buried in a sitting position (left) and people lying on their side (bottom half) with a dense filling in the center of the pit
Dead buried in a sitting position (left) and people lying on their side (bottom half) with a dense filling in the center of the pit. Image: In Terra Veritas)