Builders unearth Medieval plague victims in City of London square | Science | The Guardian - 1 views
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International School of Central Switzerland on 16 Mar 13"Barney Sloane, author of The Black Death in London, said: "An emergency cemetery is a really uncommon find: they were open for a very short while in response to a disease that wiped out 60% of London in months. "They give us a snapshot of the health, lifestyle and demographic make up of London - and since the plague killed indiscriminately there should be a good cross-section.""