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2023-11-22 09:26:29 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BCCE9D0F0657424EF8426A75F1477676E251D6A5BDF9CB57F20F2A55CBB1EEDD
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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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