Cemetery

Published in PLOS One, the Stone Dead Project finds many grave tools were unused or broken, suggesting ritual offerings across the eastern Baltic at a site with 330 burials from 7,500–2,500 BC.

The cemetery, discovered on the Barbican estate, is understood to date back to 1070 and is located near ancient Roman walls.

"The discovery of a Phyllobius viridicollis beetle ornament in a cremation grave shows diverse use of organic materials in funerary rites and, with dandelion pollen, helps date the burial season."

In two cases, individuals with West African lineage were buried as typical members of their communities, indicating that they were valued locally.

Archaeologists say the untouched burial connects to a neighboring tomb found last year, indicating a late Hellenistic cemetery for Thracian elites.

Turkish archaeologists found a 35 sqm mosaic in Diyarbakır with a Star of David, cross motif, six lines of Ancient Greek text, and geometric patterns during a grave excavation in Ergani district.

AJC said that the decision “raises serious questions and casts a shadow over Lithuania’s stated commitment to Holocaust memory and Jewish heritage.”

This incident occurred just days after far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun referred to the Auschwitz gas chambers as “fake” and accused the Auschwitz Museum of promoting “pseudo-history.”

Surfers and city residents were furious: "They have no respect — neither for the living nor for the dead." 11 bicycles belonging to Team Cofidis were stolen from a truck.

The sheriff's office stated, "Early indications suggest the remains may originate from a long forgotten burial site."