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2023-11-21 21:03:54 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 81DDB4F4D4010A4DB8DCC0AF9107034BBE6F54C9A38EBEA38C7E1A18DFB8C260
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Original Note:
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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