Medieval plague victims likely found in mass grave in Germany

“This finding aligns with both modern soil science and the medieval ‘miasma theory,’ which held that diseases spread through ...

Workers Were Building a Roadway—and Discovered Four Mass Graves Filled With Bodies

A total of four graves from two battles—which took place in 1745 and 1866—contained soldiers from different armies.

Scientists unearth possible mass grave for medieval plague victims

Researchers have found strong evidence of a mass grave containing thousands of Black Death victims near Erfurt, Germany. An ...
New York Post

Archaeologists unearth extraordinary mass graves from centuries-old European battles

Archaeologists stumbled across multiple military graves during highway construction in Central Europe — shedding light on forgotten battles dating back hundreds of years. The discovery was announced ...
An-Nahar

Syria’s missing: When the search for the lost leads to mass graves

After 13 years of war and more than 100,000 disappearances, Syria’s new authorities face the harrowing task of exhuming ...