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Neolithic Ditch at Vráble Yields 78 Burials With 77 Skulls Missing

The study finds osteological evidence the heads were skillfully removed after death, with planned DNA and isotope analyses set to test ritual or kinship explanations.

Neolithic Mass Burial at Vráble Reveals 77 Headless Skeletons

Viking-Age Mass Burial Unearthed Near Cambridge Reveals Brutal Deaths and a Trepanned Giant