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2023-11-22 01:41:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F266E0CEA1C3A777E8E45361F6E4F9BFA9BC3F4F98EB9D2B0073C4DE147AA680
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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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