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Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire.

Located in the Simmering district of Vienna, the mass grave holds the intertwined remains of at least 129 individuals. The excavation team also uncovered numerous dislocated bones, suggesting the ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

People work on the excavation of a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD, in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. (A. Slonek/Novetus via AP) ...

A heap of intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire, likely the bodies of warriors in a battle involving Germanic tribes. On Wednesday, after ...

A man works on the excavation of a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD, in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria, Tuesday Nov. 26, 2024. Credit: AP/Reiner Riedler The victims ...