5,000-year-old injured man found buried in abandoned kiln in Germany, possibly a human sacrifice
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Kristina Killgrove
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Summary
Archaeologists in Germany discovered a 5,000-year-old burial of an injured man from the Corded Ware culture who was thrown into an abandoned kiln pit near Gerstewitz, Saxony-Anhalt. The unusual placement of the body in a kiln pit, where artifacts and bones are not typically found, has led researchers to suspect the man may have been a human sacrifice.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledBecause archaeologists don't typically find artifacts or bones in kiln pits, they suspect the man may have been a human sacrifice.
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