Black Death Identified in 5,500-Year-Old Siberian Remains, Revealing Ancient Pandemic's Devastation
Η παλαιότερη ένδειξη για ξέσπασμα πανώλης εντοπίστηκε σε νεολιθικά κοιμητήρια στη νοτιοανατολική Σιβηρία, όπου δεκάδες κυνηγοί-τροφοσυλλέκτες και τα παιδιά τους είχαν ταφεί μαζί. Αρχαίο DNA που συλλέχθηκε από τα λείψανα δείχνει ότι η ασθένεια έπληξε τις αραιές κοινότητες με καταστροφικά κύματα, τα οποία ξεκίνησαν πριν από περίπου 5.500 χρόνια, τουλάχιστον δύο αιώνες αφότου εμφανίστηκε το βακτήριο Yersinia pestis που προκαλεί την πανώλη. Οι κυνηγοί-τροφοσυλλέκτες πιθανότατα μο
The oldest evidence of the Black Death has been discovered in Neolithic burial sites in southeastern Siberia, where numerous hunter-gatherers and their children were interred together. Ancient DNA analysis revealed that the plague ravaged these communities in devastating waves starting approximately 5,500 years ago. Researchers believe the hunter-gatherers likely contracted the plague from handling or consuming raw marmots, a practice still known to cause plague deaths today. The disease spread rapidly from rodents to humans, decimating families and communities. The study helps explain the high proportion of child deaths found in the Ust-Ida cemetery, indicating their extreme vulnerability to the disease.
This discovery pushes back the timeline of the plague's emergence, offering crucial insights into the history of pandemics and their devastating impact on early human populations.
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