How a misread Arabic tale misled generations of historians about the Black Death's rapid spread

Myths about how the Black Death traveled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single ...

First scientific evidence of Black Death in Edinburgh found on skeleton

The first scientific evidence of the Black Death in Edinburgh has been discovered on the remains of a teenage boy who died in ...
Yahoo

Black Death: Plague history, causes, and treatments

The Black Death was one of the most infamous pandemic events in history. It spread across Asia and Europe, decimating a third of the continent’s population during the Middle Ages. The cause was plague ...
Greek Reporter

How a Misread Medieval Text Shaped What We Think About the Black Death

A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...