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  • Czech archaeologists uncover largest Bronze Age burial site in Moravia [Nitra culture]

    10/25/2024 11:36:41 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 8 replies
    Expats.cz ^ | October 19, 2024 | Staff
    ...This extensive site, dating from 2100 to 1800 BC, is considered one of the most important findings in the research of this culture, with a total of 130 graves identified...The graves contained not only skeletal remains but also goods such as copper ornaments, bone beads, stone arrowheads, a copper ring, and bone awls. Interestingly, some of the graves showed signs of post-mortem manipulation, suggesting that transitional burial rituals were performed even after death. This indicates a complex relationship with death and the afterlife within the culture.The burial practices at the site revealed distinct differences between how men and women were...