Top Ten Archaeology Stories of 2007
1. Mass Plague Graves Found on Venice "Quarantine" Island (August 29, 2007)
Ancient mass graves containing more than 1,500 victims of the bubonic plague have been discovered on a small island in Italy's Venetian Lagoon.
Some of the more than 1,500 plague victim bodies recently found on a small Venetian island are seen here.
Workers digging the foundation for a new museum came across the remains on Lazzaretto Vecchio, believed to be the world's first disease quarantine island.
Photograph courtesy Venice Water Authority—Consorzio Venezia Nuova Archive/Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities—NAUSICAA Archive
