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4,000-Year-Old Man Found Buried in a Prehistoric Kiln Pit in Germany
A young man buried inside a prehistoric kiln pit in central Germany has left archaeologists with a rare problem: his grave follows some Corded Ware customs, but its setting and possible skull injury do not fit an ordinary burial. The find was uncovered near Gerstewitz in the Burgenland district of Saxony-Anhalt, during archaeological investigations ahead…
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7,000-Year-Old Neolithic Burial Unearthed in Kazakhstan Marks the Country’s Earliest Known Human Grave
A team of archaeologists has uncovered Kazakhstan’s oldest known human burial at the Koken settlement, revealing a chapter of human history that predates the dawn of herding and agriculture in the region. Radiocarbon analysis dates the discovery to around 7,000 years ago, offering the first direct evidence of human presence in the Kazakh steppe during…