Earliest outbreak of the plague killed hunter-gatherer kids 5,500 years ago

Skeletons of three children side by side

Scientists have solved a mystery that puzzled them for decades: Why were so many dead children buried by hunter-gatherers in Russia 5,500 years ago? It turns out they were killed by the earliest known outbreak of the plague, revealing new insights about the disease.



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