Medieval History
The 800 year-old pagan burial ground at Maidla yielded the remains of two bodies and evidence of what archeologists say was careful re-burial after an ancient tomb raid.
The remains allegedly belong to women, because of a horseshoe brooch and few glass beads were found along the remains, reported Eesti Päevaleht.
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Medieval History
Estonia: Medieval Burial Ground Yields Interesting Find
The remains allegedly belong to women, because of a horseshoe brooch and few glass beads were found along the remains, reported Eesti Päevaleht.
Click here to read this article from Estonian Public Broadcasting
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Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a tomb here thought to have been the burial place of the granddaughter of Empress Saimei (594-661), the local board of education has announced. The tomb was discovered during excavation work around the nearby...
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Another ship burial discovered this year in the village of Salme may turn out to be a pre-viking era battleground burial, an unparalleled find in Europe. So far, 16 skeletons of men killed in battle have been discovered on the site. There is no doubt...
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