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The ancient town where they sliced their dead in half and buried them from the pelvis up
Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 10-29-2012
| Damien Gayle
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....
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ancientcity; ancienttown; archaeology; bulgaria; burials; godsgravesglyphs; provadia
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
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posted on
10/31/2012 12:42:33 PM PDT
by
Dahoser
(Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
To: Renfield
Practical, really. In the event of a zombie apocalypse, they won’t be able to walk.
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posted on
10/31/2012 1:49:44 PM PDT
by
gundog
(Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
To: Mr. K
You are one sick bunny, Mr K. Funny but sick.
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10/31/2012 2:37:36 PM PDT
by
Cyman
To: Mr. K
I was going to post that this morning, but I am in the last phases of a cold and didn't need the grief.
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Thanks Renfield.
In another nearby village, they buried the other half. That was the gay town.
To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list. |
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posted on
10/31/2012 3:18:34 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Renfield
“Did something happen to Grandma?”
“Disaster.”
To: elcid1970
“It was to prevent them from voting”
...or running for office.
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posted on
11/01/2012 6:33:39 PM PDT
by
marsh2
To: marsh2
Maybe this was the original 3/5ths clause.
;^)
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posted on
11/01/2012 6:56:24 PM PDT
by
elcid1970
("Free speech is more important than Islam.")
To: Renfield; SunkenCiv
Wasn't this are also famous for it sausages?......
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11/02/2012 6:31:03 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Why yes, that was crude and uncalled for......That's why I said it..............)
To: Renfield
I guess they reached their cut-off date and they didn’t want to go to waist...
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11/02/2012 6:36:41 AM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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