Iron Age grave site discovered in northern Serbia reveals evidence of a 2,800-year-old mass killing; 40 of more than 77 victims were younger than 12 years old

Innerworld@lemmy.world · 19 days ago

Iron Age grave site discovered in northern Serbia reveals evidence of a 2,800-year-old mass killing; 40 of more than 77 victims were younger than 12 years old

Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyz · 19 days ago

This is puzzling me:

Why were victims gathered from multiple settlements?
Why is there such a sex disparity; or, what happened to the men?
Why were they buried with food and belongings, if the deaths were all violent and some victims show signs of trying to run away or fight back?

I couldn’t find a single good explanation for all three things. Specially the last one, it seems contradictory.

AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 19 days ago

My guess would be that there was a large regional conflict, and refugees from many areas gathered in one camp (maybe a sanctuary or a neutral area). They maybe whoever killed them realized afterward that not all of them were from their intended enemies.

Iron Age grave site discovered in northern Serbia reveals evidence of a 2,800-year-old mass killing; 40 of more than 77 victims were younger than 12 years old

Iron Age grave site discovered in northern Serbia reveals evidence of a 2,800-year-old mass killing; 40 of more than 77 victims were younger than 12 years old

Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals