2,500-year-old pottery reveals human organs and killer virus
Researchers have found remains of human blood, organs and a killer virus inside pottery unearthed in Germany, dating back around 2,500 years. The discovery, which is the first known archaeological record of a virus, was made after analysing proteins stuck to pottery fragments. The virus, identified as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, is a fatal tick-borne disease still prevalent globally.