An interdisciplinary research team from Leipzig has discovered strong evidence of a Black Death mass grave near the deserted medieval village of Neuses, outside Erfurt (Germany). It represents the ...

Researchers have unearthed strong evidence of thousands of Black Death victims in a first-of-its-kind mass grave at a medieval village outside Germany. The find marks the first systematically ...

Medieval mass grave unearthed in Germany may contain remains of Black Death victims - Find marks first systematically identified burial site associated with plague burials in Europe, scientists say ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Written records had indicated that about 12,000 people were buried in large pits outside the city of Erfurt, but their exact ...