{
  "id": 5318535,
  "title": "New research: Bone deposits and plaque remember how ancient people lived",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/new-research-bone-deposits-and-plaque-remember-how-ancient-people",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ERR News Estonia",
    "slug": "err-news-estonia",
    "url": "https://news.err.ee/1610126992/new-research-bone-deposits-and-plaque-remember-how-ancient-people-lived"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "New technologies make it possible to extract useful information even from deposits accumulated on bones or from dental calculus. Molecules deposited on human remains can provide a more detailed picture of how the plague spread across Europe, according to a doctoral thesis defended at the University of Tartu.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}