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2023-11-21 21:56:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2766933FDAF8A2A93F04EFBB0A9F03A6F092ECC472014125EC2E4EE36278BE7F
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Over 70,000 Londoners died of the “Black Death” in 14th century London. The conclusion that 3 were black women was made not by DNA analysis, but by “looking at the shape of their facial bones”. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/bioarchaeological-evidence-black-women-14th-century-london https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Plague-of-London
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