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Archaeologists have uncovered a medieval burial site containing the remains of a woman found with a child in her arms. Researchers, including archaeologist Giuliano Volpe, say further analysis is needed to determine the identities of the pair.
Archaeologists have uncovered the first two intact burials at Göbeklitepe, Turkey, dating to roughly 8,700-8,000 BCE. One pit beneath a building floor held remains of at least three people, while a second contained a single young adult skeleton laid on its side. Comparing these burials to hundreds of scattered bone fragments found since 1995, researchers concluded many loose fragments likely originated from similar ordinary graves and were later displaced by erosion and natural decay.
Researchers from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences excavated a 5th-century burial jar containing the skeletal remains of a young man, along with two knives placed inside. The unusual burial method has left the team puzzled about the circumstances of his death and interment.