Work crews digging foundation for a museum on the small island of Lazaretto Vecchio in Venice Lagoon unearthed a grave pit holding more than 1500 victims of plague. It is one of such pits from the 15th and 16th centuries.

Work crews digging foundation for a museum on the small island of Lazaretto Vecchio in Venice Lagoon unearthed a grave pit holding more than 1500 victims of plague. It is one of such pits from the 15th and 16th centuries.