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2023-11-23 03:19:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3D1566AB484CF1BF7AD5C8C01A0D97669B7501F9E90C311B3ABD4B00E1336474
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DNA was not used to determine race of the individuals. The claim they were black was based on the shape of their skulls. See link below. Only 3 of the ostensible black women died of plague. All 3 were buried in the same cemetery indicating close proximity in prior residence. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/bioarchaeological-evidence-black-women-14th-century-london
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