Sensational find in Germany: 4000-year-old bones recovered
Created: 04/15/2022, 06:20
By: Anna Lehmer
Researchers in Wustermark near Berlin have discovered a thousand-year-old burial site containing the remains of several people.
The rare find will now be analyzed in more detail.
Wustermark - Archaeologists have made a sensational discovery in Wustermark in Brandenburg.
The researchers discovered a millennia-old burial site in the Havelland district with the remains of several people, the Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and Archaeological State Museum (BLDAM) announced on Tuesday.
According to previous knowledge, people were buried in the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age around 2200 to 1800 BC.
The experts made the very rare find a few weeks ago.
Thousand-year-old burial site discovered with human remains
In order to be able to transport the extraordinary find without damage, the gravesite should be salvaged in a block, it said.
Among other things, a large steel plate is pushed under the discovery in order to salvage it.
The entire block, which is estimated to weigh three to four tons, is to be transported by truck to the Brandenburg State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Wünsdorf.
Further investigations are to be carried out there.
Human remains found in old tomb near Berlin
As reported by
rbb24.de
, some of the human remains found are 25 to 35 year old men.
Some skeletons showed split skulls, while an arrowhead was found in another.
In addition, bones of a small child are said to have been found.
Why the people were buried together is not yet known.
According to the newspaper, the family relationships should now be clarified with the help of a DNA analysis.
Remains of a hen's egg* eaten around 2400 years ago were recently discovered in northern Swabia.
Archaeologists from Ludwisburg reported another sensational find.
Skeletons from the early Middle Ages* were found there.
So-called "desert kites"* have been found in remote areas of the Middle East.
These stone pens shed light on unknown cultures.
(ale/dpa)
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