Deep into a Neolithic mystery at Vráble in Slovakia, one of the largest Linearbandkeramik (LBK) settlements in Central Europe with 300+ houses. In a ditch near one entrance, researchers found at least 78 people, 77 without skulls. Only one child retained a skull. The site spans roughly 4950–3250 BCE. Remarkable and haunting find.
Vráble: 78 headless bodies in Neolithic LBK ditch
Key facts
- Vráble site in southwest Slovakia is one of the largest LBK settlements in Central Europe
- Site contains more than 300 houses grouped in three distinct neighborhoods
- Occupied between roughly 4,950 and 3,250 BCE (or stated as 3,250 to 4,950 BCE in transcript)
- One neighborhood was enclosed by a double ditch system 1.3 km in circumference with at least six entrances
- At least 78 individuals found in outer ditch near one entrance, 77 of them without skulls
- Only a single child was found with a skull still present
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Sources
The LBK site of Vráble in Southwestern Slovakia: Selected results ...academia.edu
Vráble is one of the largest known LBK settlements, covering 50 ha with 304 identified houses. Excavations in 2016 revealed five houses and a human skeleton,
Neolithic Settlement Vrábleen.wikipedia.org
The Vráble-Veľké Lehemby settlement consists of three clusters of houses. A total of 313 longhouses have been reconstructed, built over a period of about 200 ...
EAA 2024: Abstractarchive.e-a-a.org
Comprising of three Linear Pottery villages, counting 313 houses, Vráble – Veľké Lehemby is one of the largest Neolithic conglomerates in Central Europe ...
The site plan of Vráble 'Véľke Lehemby' derived from magnetic images...researchgate.net
The site plan of Vráble 'Véľke Lehemby' derived from magnetic images with three distinct LBK settlements with excavation trenches and dated houses. Source ...
Neolithic Bodies in Vráble – 7000 year-old Headless Human Skeletons in an ...cambridge.org
We present here the extraordinary find of an Early Neolithic mass deposition of headless human bodies at the LBK settlement site of Vráble-Veľk ...
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