Riley McCabe

Student at the University of Washington. Majoring in Anthropology: Archaeological Sciences @UW #archaeology

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Plagues are scary whether it’s our experience or ancient experiences, human culture perseveres.

My first thread on the Athenian Plague of 430BC, looking at the most recently re-excavated area of Kerameikos and its archaeological findings.
#PlagueofAthens #AncientEpidemics

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Smith, J. T., Gruber, E., Gondek, R., March 18, 2019, Linked Open Greek Pottery: https://t.co/FNuDF0DPVK [PowerPoint Slides] University of Virginia, American Numismatic Society, University of Mary Washington, https://t.co/K1Jduo7LIk

[Riley McCabe @RileyMcCabee]

Plagues are scary whether it’s our experience or ancient experiences, human culture perseveres.

My first thread on the Athenian Plague of 430BC, looking at the most recently re-excavated area of Kerameikos and its archaeological findings.
#PlagueofAthens #AncientEpidemics

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From my continued research, I have been made aware that the battleship curve I referenced above is actually your classic bar graph found at:

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@middartmuseum @kerameikos_org @FlintDibble You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://t.co/83XQoWsAWh

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@middartmuseum @kerameikos_org 28/ See more on the #AthenianPlague @FlintDibble or @kerameikos_org