#  MHAAM scientists and historians discover the origin of the Black Death in trans-Asian/European trade route 

 



 The original *Nature* paper authored by Maria A. Spyrou, Lyazzat Musralina, Guido A. Gnecchi Ruscone, Arthur Kocher, Pier-Giorgio Borbone, Valeri I. Khartanovich, Alexandra Buzhilova, Leyla Djansugurova, Kirsten I. Bos, Denise Kühnert, Wolfgang Haak, Philip Slavin & Johannes Krause, can be found [here](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04800-3).

 News coverage can be found below:

 *[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/15/health/black-death-plague.html)*: Where Did the Black Death Begin? DNA Detectives Find a Key Clue.  
[CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/15/health/black-death-plague-source-identified-scn/index.html): DNA analysis reveals source of Black Death.  
*[Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01673-4)*: Ancient DNA traces origin of Black Death.  
*[The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jun/15/mystery-black-death-origins-solved-plague-pandemic)*: Mystery of Black Death’s origins solved, say researchers.  
[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/06/16/black-death-kyrgyzstan-central-asia/): DNA evidence reveals where the Black Death began.  
*[​​​​​​​Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-death-plague-that-killed-50-million-in-europe-began-in-central-asia-study-shows-11655305200)*: Black Death Mystery Solved Centuries After Plague Killed 50 Million in Europe.  
[BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-61820604): Plague: Ancient teeth reveal where Black Death began, researchers say.  
[NBC](https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ancient-teeth-offer-new-insight-black-death-emerged-spread-globally-rcna33329): Ancient teeth offer new insight on how the Black Death emerged and spread globally.  
*[​​​​​​​Scientific American](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-women-rsquo-s-teeth-reveal-origins-of-14-century-black-death/)*: Ancient Women’s Teeth Reveal Origins of 14th-Century Black Death.  
*[Smithsonian Magazine:](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/black-death-ancient-dna-180980275/)* Where Did the Black Death Start? Thanks to Ancient DNA, Scientists May Have Answers.