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  • Mass Grave Sheds Light On Europe's Bloody History (1636 Battle)

    07/31/2007 2:48:21 PM PDT · by blam · 63 replies · 2,030+ views
    Spiegel ^ | 7-31-2007 | David Crossland
    Mass Grave Sheds Light on Europe's Bloody History By David Crossland in Berlin Europe's soil is blood-soaked from centuries of fighting but rarely yields mass graves from battles that took place before the two world wars. One such grave has now been found near Berlin with over 100 soldiers who died in the 1636 Battle of Wittstock. Archaeologists say they can learn much from the skeletons which show terrible wounds. An archaeologist gently uncovering a row of skeletons in the mass grave found in Wittstock near Berlin. Archaeologists in Germany are examining a mass grave containing the skeletons of more...