Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague, researchers say
www.theguardian.com
DNA studies suggest disease was central to devastating collapse of northern European population 5,000 years ago
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Original Title: Neolithic population collapse may have been caused by plague. The Neolithic population crash in northern Europe occurred from about 3300BC to 2900BC. By that time, cities and sophisticated civilisations had already arisen in places such as Egypt and Mesopotamia.