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Ancient mass grave unearthed at Italian gallery thought to contain dozens of plague victims
National Post ^ | February 12, 2014

Posted on 02/12/2014 3:06:15 PM PST by Squawk 8888

Work to expand the Uffizi Gallery’s exhibit space has unearthed an ancient cemetery with dozens of skeletons archaeologists say might have been victims of the plague or some other epidemic that swept through Florence during the 4th or 5th century.

Archaeologists and art officials showed reporters Wednesday the excavation at the renowned museum. In five months of digging, archaeologists uncovered 60 well-preserved skeletons in a cemetery apparently made in a hurry, perhaps a mass grave, with bodies laid side-by-side at roughly the same time.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; godsgravesglyphs; italy
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To: Squawk 8888

Bring back the flagellant movement!


21 posted on 02/12/2014 4:28:53 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Squawk 8888

I wonder why they seem to be buried in set of threes ?


22 posted on 02/12/2014 4:29:17 PM PST by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Squawk 8888; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Squawk 8888.

23 posted on 02/15/2014 9:48:52 AM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: Popman
"I wonder why they seem to be buried in set of threes?"

Well, because people always die in threes...
24 posted on 02/16/2014 4:07:58 PM PST by Hegemony Cricket (The emperor < still > has no pedigree.)
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To: Hegemony Cricket

Ha...even in ancient times...just like today...


25 posted on 02/16/2014 4:25:27 PM PST by Popman ("Resistance to Tyrants is Obedience to God" - Thomas Jefferson)
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