Archaeologists working for London 's Crossrail project find 13 skeletons in 2 neat rows . However , there is no risk to people 's health now because the plague bacteria can not survive long in the soil , Crossrail says . They are thought to have been buried in the mid-14th century amid a plague outbreak . The area excavated in central London has lain undisturbed for centuries . Plague remains are still carried by some rodents and the insects that live on them .
Archaeologists working for London 's Crossrail project find 13 skeletons in 2 neat rows . They are thought to have been buried in the mid-14th century amid a plague outbreak . The area excavated in central London has lain undisturbed for centuries . Plague remains are still carried by some rodents and the insects that live on them .