A study published in Nature Communications in May 2023 saw researchers reexamine bones from the Levens Park Ring Cairn. It was revealed that one of the four people buried within the cairn had been infected with the plague -- the earliest known instance in Britain (circa 2000 BC). Uncovering Britain's DEADLY Prehistoric Plague - New Evidence | 14:51 Adam Morgan Ibbotson | 21.6K subscribers | 80,717 views | May 6, 2024