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The ancient town where they sliced their dead in half and buried them from the pelvis up
Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 10-29-2012 | Damien Gayle

Posted on 10/31/2012 11:26:08 AM PDT by Renfield

Residents of what is thought to be Europe's oldest town cut their dead in half and buried them from the pelvis up, according to archaeologists.

The newly discovered ancient settlement, thought to date back to 4700BC, is near the Bulgarian town of Provadia, about 25 miles from the country's Black Sea coast.

Archaeology professor Vassil Nikolov led the dig which focused on the town itself and its necropolis, where the strange and complex burial rituals were discovered....

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: ancientcity; ancienttown; archaeology; bulgaria; burials; godsgravesglyphs; provadia
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
Tasty!
21 posted on 10/31/2012 12:42:33 PM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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To: Renfield

Practical, really. In the event of a zombie apocalypse, they won’t be able to walk.


22 posted on 10/31/2012 1:49:44 PM PDT by gundog (Help us, Nairobi-Wan Kenobi...you're our only hope.)
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To: Mr. K

You are one sick bunny, Mr K. Funny but sick.


23 posted on 10/31/2012 2:37:36 PM PDT by Cyman
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To: Mr. K
I was going to post that this morning, but I am in the last phases of a cold and didn't need the grief.
24 posted on 10/31/2012 2:42:20 PM PDT by Little Bill (A)
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To: Renfield; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...

 GGG managers are SunkenCiv, StayAt HomeMother & Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks Renfield.

In another nearby village, they buried the other half. That was the gay town.

To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.


25 posted on 10/31/2012 3:18:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Renfield

“Did something happen to Grandma?”

“Disaster.”


26 posted on 10/31/2012 3:41:58 PM PDT by eartrumpet
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To: elcid1970

“It was to prevent them from voting”

...or running for office.


27 posted on 11/01/2012 6:33:39 PM PDT by marsh2
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To: marsh2

Maybe this was the original 3/5ths clause.

;^)


28 posted on 11/01/2012 6:56:24 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("Free speech is more important than Islam.")
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To: Renfield; SunkenCiv

Wasn't this are also famous for it sausages?......

29 posted on 11/02/2012 6:31:03 AM PDT by Red Badger (Why yes, that was crude and uncalled for......That's why I said it..............)
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To: Renfield

I guess they reached their cut-off date and they didn’t want to go to waist...


30 posted on 11/02/2012 6:36:41 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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