Strange rituals: Some of the corpses found in the necropolis attached to what is thought to be Europe's oldest town were sliced in half and buried from the pelvis up
Posted on 10/31/2012 11:26:08 AM PDT by Renfield
Residents of what is thought to be Europe's oldest town cut their dead in half and buried them from the pelvis up, according to archaeologists.
The newly discovered ancient settlement, thought to date back to 4700BC, is near the Bulgarian town of Provadia, about 25 miles from the country's Black Sea coast.
Archaeology professor Vassil Nikolov led the dig which focused on the town itself and its necropolis, where the strange and complex burial rituals were discovered....
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Strange rituals: Some of the corpses found in the necropolis attached to what is thought to be Europe's oldest town were sliced in half and buried from the pelvis up
Ping
I think that’s only half the story...
they saved the bottom half because thats where most of the meat is
No matter how you slice it, this is one macabre story.
Elbonians?
Maybe this is where the phrase “up to your ass in alligators” originated.
Is that a glass half-full or half-empty...or just a burial ground that is a cut above...
It’s likely just a practical matter, they didn’t have to dig that large of a hole to fit a body in that way. They didn’t have steel shovels and frozen ground can be extremely tough to dig.
HALFrican?
I don't think they're considering a lot of different options...so there can never be a conclusion....but it will generate GRANT MONEY forever!!!
It was to prevent them from voting.
Something ain't right here.
Cannibals seem the most likely use of the parts.
Maybe this is where the phrase “up to your ass in alligators” originated.
Don’t want all that leg meat to go to waste! Tasty!
wow, looks like half the man he used to be
So that doubles their votes for Obama then, right?
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