Assistant Professor of Anthropology Sharon DeWitte (pictured above) from the University at Albany coauthored a report on Europe's Black Death of 1347 to 1351. The article was recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and offers an alternative perspective that refutes earlier findings. DeWitte and James Wood of the Pennsylvania State University suggest that the deadly plague targeted individuals who were already sick or otherwise weak.

April 2, 2008

View Complete Article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).