DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, challenging the idea that there were no major disease outbreaks before the advent of farming and large settlements
Source: [New Scientist](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2530606-oldest-known-plague-outbreak-killed-hunter-gatherer-children/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home)