Europe's (Highly Debated) Prehistoric Plague

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5000 years ago a plague swept across Europe. Did it end the Neolithic way of life and usher in the Bronze age? Highly debated.

To discuss this debate I'm joined by geneticists Dr. Pooja Swali and Frederik Seersholm who share their research on this intriguing topic.

Their research:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4146...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158...

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:53 Context
10:57 finding plague
15:11 Bronze Age Plague
20:46 Neolithic Plague
32:25 Obligatory Nuance


Written by Stefan Milosavljevich
Edited by Amanda Laws
Artwork by Ettore Mazza
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