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Plague dead uncovered in Malaga

• 24 Jan 2008 •

Uncovered: Evidence of the effects of the plague o

AN archaeological dig, being carried out in Calle La Serna and Calle Eslava in the El Perchel area of Malaga, has unearthed a communal grave containing the remains of nine people who are believed to have died when the plague hit the town during the 16th century.

During this era, shortly after monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella had re- conquered Malaga from the Moors, sanitary conditions were practically non- existent and deadly diseases spread at an alarming rate.

Archaeologists, led by Pedro Sanchez, were surprised to find the human remains which were buried under tons of earth. They explained that the bodies had been piled up on top of each other and, as was the norm at this time, had apparently been buried following funeral rites with no type of adornment or identification. The team believes they were most probably buried by monks from the Convento del Carmen who took care of the ill in the days when the plague killed hundreds. These victims were almost certainly fishermen and their families, who lived in extremely poor conditions and who were the hardest hit by the epidemics which decimated populations. The remains which have been found on this and other archaeological projects belong to victims of all ages whose bones show they performed hard labour.

This dig has also uncovered remains of the old Moorish wall which surrounded the city.

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