Plague Burial (IMAGE) Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Caption Rund 3 800 Jahre alte Doppelbestattung der beiden Pestopfer in der Samara-Region im heutigen Russland. Credit V.V. Kondrashin and V.A. Tsybin; Spyrou et al. 2018. Analysis of 3,800-year-old Yersinia pestis genomes suggests Bronze Age origin for bubonic plague. <i>Nature Communications</i>. Usage Restrictions This image may only be used in the context of reporting on this publication and with appropriate credit information. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.