title: The Genesis and Early Dispersion of the Black Death in 14th-Century Italy: Unveiling the First Archaeological Evidence of Plague Victims in Liguria
abstract: Key words: plague RDT, Bracco Massif, Genoa, plague epicentres, Via Francigena From central and northern Italy, huge quantities of goods The arrival and spread of the Black Death in Italy was truly a momentous, albeit tragic, event in European history. These events were closely associated with the fact that, at the time, Italian cities, especially Genoa and Venice, were leading commercial sea powers, which sent their huge galleys all the way to the Crimea, Egypt, around the Mediterranean Sea, th
journal: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)