Mass grave of plague victims may be largest ever found in Europe, archaeologists say

Mass grave of plague victims may be largest ever found in Europe, archaeologists say | 3,300-year-old tablet from mysterious Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities | India's evolutionary past tied to huge migration 50,000 years ago and to now-extinct human relatives Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( March 12, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Mass grave of plague victims may be largest ever found in Europe, archaeologists say]( (In Terra Veritas) [Mass grave of plague victims may be largest ever found in Europe, archaeologists say]( Archaeologists in southern Germany have unearthed the skeletons of 1,000 plague victims from eight pits, forming what could be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe. [Read More]( [] History & Archaeology [] [3,300-year-old tablet from mysterious Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities]( (Kimiyoshi Matsumura, Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology) [3,300-year-old tablet from mysterious Hittite Empire describes catastrophic invasion of four cities]( Researchers think a sacred language inscribed in cuneiform on the tablet suggest the Hittite king visited or lived where the tablet was found in Turkey. [Read More]( [] [India's evolutionary past tied to huge migration 50,000 years ago and to now-extinct human relatives]( [India's evolutionary past tied to huge migration 50,000 years ago and to now-extinct human relatives]( (hadynyah via Getty Images) Modern Indians inherited genes from what is now Tajikistan and a diverse set of DNA from Neanderthals and Denisovans, new research reveals. Full Story: [Live Science]( (3/11) [] Space [] [US government wanted to reverse-engineer alien ships, but never found any, Pentagon UFO report reveals]( (Glowimages via Getty Images) [US government wanted to reverse-engineer alien ships, but never found any, Pentagon UFO report reveals]( A long-awaited Pentagon report says there is "no verifiable evidence" of the U.S. government encountering or concealing evidence of alien life. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Parasitic worms found in man's brain after he likely ate undercooked bacon]( (Byrnes E, Shaw B, Shaw R, Madruga M, Carlan SJ. Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States. Am J Case Rep. 2024;25:e943133. Published 2024 Mar 7. doi:10.12659/AJCR.943133) [Parasitic worms found in man's brain after he likely ate undercooked bacon]( A middle-aged man in the U.S. developed a parasitic infection in his brain after eating undercooked bacon. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] How much information can the new 'petabit-scale' optical disc store? (Learn the answer [here](). [Vote]( [As much as 500 DVDs.]( [Vote]( [As much as 5,000 DVDs.]( [Vote]( [As much as 15,000 DVDs.]( [Vote]( [As much as 25,000 DVDs.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036