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2023-11-21 20:42:59 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C9CED00FF13D4E0C0F5AEE6DEB5F1F46B988C7B1B120469D4A2C9F8661B7B80F
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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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