Decoding the Black Death: Anthropologist Finds Clues in Medieval Skeletons

Credit: Sharon DeWitte

UofSC anthropologist Sharon DeWitte amid the medieval skeleton collections at the Museum of London.

Credit: Sharon DeWitte

UofSC Sharon DeWitte looking at skeletal markers.

Credit: Sharon DeWitte

Skeletal marker: Linear enamel hypoplasia

Credit: Sharon DeWitte

Skeletal marker: Skull with porotic hyperostosis

Credit: Sharon DeWitte

Skeletal marker: Cribia orbitalia on juvenile orbit