Archaeologists Unearth 'Unusual' Viking Burial Sites, Artifacts

Archaeologists have unearthed numerous Viking burials sites and extensive treasure which date back to the Iron Age, Ancient ...
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Strange 2,300-year-old burial of dozen humans with hands tied behind back unearthed in Peru

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over a dozen humans in Peru dated to around 400BC, buried face down with their hands tied behind their backs, revealing insights about strange ancient ...
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'Strange' tomb in Peru holds skeletons of people with ropes around their necks, hands tied behind their backs, archaeologists say

While excavating a temple in Peru, archaeologists found the 2,300-year-old remains of more than a dozen people, some of which show evidence of human sacrifice. The burials bear some rare features, the ...
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Deviant burial in the archaeological record / edited by Eileen M. Murphy

Papers originally presented at a session held at the 11th annual conference of the European Association of Archaeologists that took place in Cork, Ireland, Sept., 2005. Contents Unusual burials and ...
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2,000-year-old Celtic teenager may have been sacrificed and considered 'disposable'

Archaeologists have recovered three unusual burials of Celtic women and girls who may have been sacrificed in England.

Gravedigger of the Year says job the 'biggest honour'

Gravedigger of the Year Jonny Yaxley meets many people who tell him that his job must be "really depressing" – but he says it is "the biggest honour in the world". Mr Yaxley, who has been awarded the ...