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As humans traversed the Silk Road, they unwittingly transported diseases, impacting population dynamics significantly. Excavations in areas like Don Juan unveiled evidence of ancient parasites, revealing that even the tiniest organisms could traverse vast distances alongside merchants and their goods. This bio-migration consistently altered societal structures, showcasing that the exchange of ideas and goods was shadowed by other, less benign transfers.
The ongoing research into mass burials from epochs like the Justinian Plague of the 6th Century CE demonstrated how disease traveled along these very routes, culminating in profound societal impacts and a cryptic legacy that would haunt generations to come.