Researchers Piece Together Identities of Neolithic Massacre Victims - Archaeology Magazine

Researchers Piece Together Identities of Neolithic Massacre Victims - Archaeology Magazine

ALSACE, FRANCE—A decade ago, archaeologists made a grisly discovery when they unearthed two Neolithic mass graves at the sites of Bergheim and Achenheim in northeastern France. The pits contained severed limbs and human skeletons, evidence of excessive violence and mutilation that did not match normal Neolithic patterns. Some deceased individuals buried in other nearby graves, however, showed no signs of brutality. A new study has recently analy…