A Central Asian Clue to the Black Death
For years, historians argued over where the Black Death began. DNA from graves near Lake Issyk-Kul in modern Kyrgyzstan points to victims from 1338–1339—before the plague devastated Europe.Black Death: The Search for Its Origin
Tombstones Gave the Clue
These graves had Syriac inscriptions saying that many people died from "pestilence". DNA from the teeth of seven people found Yersinia pestis, the bacterium behind the Black Death.Black Death: The Search for Its Origin
