Archaeologists working in western Slovakia did not expect the perimeter ditch of an early farming settlement to become one of Europe’s most unsettling burial puzzles. But as excavation layers were removed from the Neolithic site near modern-day Vráble, what emerged was not a typical cemetery.

La disposición de los restos humanos invita a los científicos a explorar la profunda complejidad social y simbólica de las primeras aldeas agrícolas

Gli archeologi hanno fatto una macabra e misteriosa scoperta in Slovacchia: una fossa comune contenente 77 scheletri decapitati