which then crossed over to black rats that traveled on ancient ships, consequently carrying the Black Death across the world, as noted by The New York Post. Yersinia pestis is usually transmitted ...

Scientists have uncovered a 4,000-year-old ancestor of the Black Death in the remains of a Bronze Age sheep, shedding light ...

"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an ...

Similarly, ancient traps were also used to capture rodents, and Evans said a clay box found in Kahun may have been a rat trap. Elsewhere in the ancient world, clay boxes dating back 4,000 years have ...