Seven layers of bodies were spotted stacked on top of each other at the Nuremberg excavation site ahead of new retirement home construction
Nuremberg, like many cities in Europe during the Middle Ages and early modern period, experienced outbreaks of the plague, also known as the Black Death.
“The graves contain the mortal remains of children and old people, men and women; the plague did not stop at gender, age, or social status. Now, for the first time, an empirically reliable analysis of a large population group from this period can be carried out for a city with the importance of Nuremberg,” he added.containing plague victims from the 17th century has been discovered. The team has unearthed nearly 650 skeletons, with hundreds more expected to be found in the coming weeks.
, are assumed not to have been arranged according to Christian customs, where typically the deceased are laid flat on their backs with folded hands facing east-west. It is believed that Nuremberg, being a major city in the Holy Roman Empire, would have been affected by these outbreaks. The plague had significant impacts on the population, economy, and society throughout Europe during this time.
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