Headless skeletons found at a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia puzzle archaeologists (opens in new tab)

Archaeologists investigating a 7,000-year-old settlement in Slovakia have uncovered one of the most unusual burial sites from Europe’s Early Neolithic period. Dozens of human skeletons, nearly all missing their skulls, were found inside a settlement ditch at Vráble, a major farming community that flourished between about 5250 and 4950 BCE. At first glance, the find […]