Show Notes
Was the mystery of the Neolithic population collapse caused by an ancient plague long before the Black Death? Join archaeologist Giselle as we explore three revolutionary archaeological discoveries that are changing our understanding of ancient burials, Greco-Egyptian mummification, and prehistoric epidemics.
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Source Materials: Images & Videos Courtesy of Alamy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Eygpt Exploration Society / Faculty of Classics University of Oxford & Oxford Cotswold Archaeology
Seersholm, F.V., Sjögren, KG., Koelman, J. et al. Repeated plague infections across six generations of Neolithic Farmers. Nature 632, 114–121 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07651-2 UB_IPOA / Professor Ignasi-Xavier Adiego Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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