The first ever outbreak of 'plague' -&nbsp;Yersinia Pestis, the most feared disease in human history - was long thought to be the Plague of Justinian in 541 AD. But new studies of ancient DNA have revealed traces of Yesinia Pestis dating back more than 5,000 years.&nbsp;In this episode of The Ancients, Tristan Hughes is joined by Laura Spinney to explore the origins of prehistoric plague. How did this pestilence emerge to blight the Neolithic world? Where did it come from? And could it have triggered a Stone Age collapse which signalled the dawn of the Bronze Age in Europe? Discover how this deadly pathogen reshaped entire Stone Age societies, long before the advent of written history.&nbsp;MOREDid Plague Destroy the Roman Empire?<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000706973118" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0K6AuikL1odBVrbMOZxwP8?si=cXTWhyK6RGOYzhwmeH05hQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify </a>The Birth of Indo-European<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000704468243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2OSBoNA7godfxbLZEn3VUp?si=goy9CURRRRqgx_nG6nfSSA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;Audio for Uploader:

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