Archaeologists have analyzed dozens of skeletons from a mass burial in a well. The lack of injuries suggests the people may have died from a plague …
BERLIN — Nearly four dozen skeletons recovered from a deep well in the Croatian city of Osijek may be the remains of people who perished during the historic Plague of Cyprian that ravaged the Roman Empire in the mid-third century A.D.
"We have a whole bunch of these used Roman-period wells that were dug in antiquity," Mario Novak, a bioarchaeologist at the Institute for Archaeological Research in Zagreb, told Live Science. "They basically used these dried-up wells just to throw people in — either from battle or from epidemics."
Get the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The lance head was still inside the pelvis': Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle | 0 | 8.18 | 14-08-2026 |
| 2 | 'Full-on berserker mode': Archaeologists solve mystery of medieval soldiers with gruesome square holes in their skull | 0 | 9.84 | 14-08-2026 |
| 3 | 46 Meter tief: Taucher entdecken altes Römer-Schiffswrack | 0 | 14.52 | 09-08-2026 |
| 4 | Опознаны выловленные из океана загадочные останки без головы | 0 | 5 | 10-07-2026 |
| 5 | Una antigua necrópolis de Inglaterra ha revelado cuál fue el gran arma de Roma en Britania. Y tiene poco que ver con su ejército | 0 | 7 | 21-07-2026 |
| 6 | Dunkles Geheimnis: Römer-Villa in Britannien enthüllt antikes Massaker | 0 | 7.26 | 12-08-2026 |
| 7 | Кости солдат в 2000‑летних колодцах поразили ученых - почему с ними так обошлись | 0 | 7.93 | 24-07-2026 |
| 8 | Кости солдат в 2000‑летних колодцах поразили ученых - почему с ними так обошлись | 0 | 7.93 | 24-07-2026 |
| 9 | Специалисты обнаружили останки 51 человека на месте бывшего концлагеря под Псковом | 0 | 0 | 03-08-2020 |