[SunkenCiv]

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Photo: www.muzeumprahy.cz

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[SunkenCiv]

Three nice photos in the article (there's a PDF version also). Interesting, particularly for those who plan to visit Prague. :')

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[PoorMuttly]

Various complicated and mysterious interpretations notwithstanding...

...."in other cases, it allowed the digging of a much smaller hole."

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

some think that it echoed the original position in the womb.

We know that but would a Neolithic person know that babies are curled in the womb? Babies don't come out curled up.

[Natural Law]

"individuals were traditionally buried in the foetal position. The reason 'why' is open to interpretation

Its actually pretty simple, you got to dig a smaller hole.

[wyattearp]

Bodies were sometimes tied into position, indicating something else: a possible fear of the deceased's return. People had some reason to fear the deceased might come back.

Or, they were just trying to keep the limbs from flopping around while they were stuffing them into the hole.