The discovery of Yersinia pestis in a 3,290-year-old Egyptian mummy marks the earliest evidence of the bubonic plague outside Eurasia, deepening our understanding of its historical spread.
This ancient Egyptian mummy provides crucial molecular evidence of plague’s presence in Egypt and contributes to a revised narrative about how the disease spread west, challenging former theories.
The team emphasized that the sickness described in the Ebers Papyrus could relate to plague symptoms, affirming the potential historical context of bubonic plague in ancient Egypt.
Although the DNA analysis showed advanced disease progression in the mummy, researchers caution that it does not clarify how widespread plague infection was in ancient Egypt.
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