Plague Bones: how London's Black Death became a tropical disease (18 Jun 2013)

Lunch Hour Lectures on Tour at The Museum of London Dr Carole Reeves, UCL Centre for the History of Medicine At its height the Black Death claimed the lives of 7,000 Londoners every week. The Museum of London excavated a plague cemetery in the 1980s but it was not until 2011 that technology revealed the true identity of the disease. UCL researchers are examining similar burial grounds to prove that another 'English' pestilence -- 'marsh fever' -- was actually malaria, now one of the great scourges of the developing world. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lhlontour UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's top universities. Across all disciplines our faculties are known for their research-intensive approaches, academic excellence and engagement with global challenges. This is the basis of our world-renowned degree programmes. Visit us at http://ucl.ac.uk.