Archaeologists in the Brno region discovered six prehistoric tombs with a rare ax
/ PHOTO / Graves with ceramic vessels or a cut ax mill from the late Stone Age were discovered by archaeologists at the brickyard during the construction of a new hall of the Tasy company in Šlapanice in the Brno region. A total of six graves were scattered over a large area.
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Archaeologists have found a hitherto unknown prehistoric burial ground in Šlapanice in the Brno region.
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According to the head of research, David Parma, this is a hitherto unknown find of a burial ground for a culture of string pottery from the middle of the third millennium BC. “The dead were buried in rectangular pits, unburned and crouched on their sides. Containers, small copper objects and stone tools were added to the graves, of which one piece of ground ax mill stands out, “said the archaeologist.
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Except for one grave, all of them have been secondarily disturbed in the past, which is typical of this region. “According to some indications, the secondary interventions associated with the removal of bones and objects must have taken place at a relatively short time since the funerals. So it was not just about grave robbing, but rather about specific manifestations of funeral practices related to, for example, the importance of deceased ancestors for a living society, “added Parma.