Prehistoric Coastal Mass Burials: Did Death Come in Waves?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10816-018-9386-y
Abstract: Recent large tsunamis in the twenty-first century have provided graphic reminders of the catastrophic impacts such natural hazards can have upon coastal communities. Death tolls in the thousands give rise to the rapid adoption of… read more here.
Keywords: mass burials; death; mass; mass burial ... See more keywords
Mass burial genomics reveals outbreak of enteric paratyphoid fever in the Late Medieval trade city Lübeck
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DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102419
Abstract: Summary Medieval Europe was repeatedly affected by outbreaks of infectious diseases, some of which reached epidemic proportions. A Late Medieval mass burial next to the Heiligen-Geist-Hospital in Lübeck (present-day Germany) contained the skeletal remains of… read more here.
Keywords: enteric paratyphoid; beck; paratyphoid fever; mass burial ... See more keywords
Design of mass burial sites for safe and dignified disposal of pandemic fatalities
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DOI: 10.1680/jenge.20.00070
Abstract: The huge number of fatalities due to COVID-19 pandemic has imposed an unprecedented pressure on existing burial facilities. Thus, mass burial is being used in different parts of the world to cope w... read more here.
Keywords: design mass; dignified disposal; mass burial; burial sites ... See more keywords