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OTTAWA, CANADA According to a statement released by the University of Ottawa, two contemporaneous fifteenth-century mass graves unearthed at the Jacobin convent in Rennes, France, likely contain the remains of soldiers killed during the siege of Rennes in 1491. The conflict between the forces of France s King Charles VIII and Anne, Duchess of Brittany, ended a four-year war for control of Brittany. Following the siege, the marriage of the leaders marked the end of the region s independence. The male skeletons in both graves belong to mostly young individuals who had suffered stab wounds. Through isotope analysis of their bones and teeth, a team of researchers from France s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research, the Max Planck Institute, and the Universities of Ottawa, Rennes 2, and Toulouse III Paul Sabatier have determined that the graves represent combatants from the opposing sides. In one grave, three of four individuals appear to have bee
Archaeologists Find Roman Ancient Grave of a Child, Pet Dog in France Published January 16th, 2021 - 07:44 GMT
French archeologists dig at an ancient child burial site recent at the Clermont-Ferrand Airport. France s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research said Thursday the site dates back 2,000 years. (Photo courtesy of National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research Twitter)
French archaeologists said Thursday they discovered the grave of a small child with what appears to be a pet dog dating to the Roman rule of the region about 2,000 years ago.
The researchers said they found the burial site during a dig at the Clermont-Ferrand Airport in central France. They believe the child was about a year old and buried with animal offerings along with the remains of the pet dog inside a coffin.
French archaeologists find ancient grave of child, pet dog
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French archeologists dig at an ancient child burial site recent at the Clermont-Ferrand Airport. France s National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research said Thursday the site dates back 2,000 years. Photo courtesy of National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research Twitter
Jan. 15 (UPI) French archaeologists said Thursday they discovered the grave of a small child with what appears to be a pet dog dating to the Roman rule of the region about 2,000 years ago.
The researchers said they found the burial site during a dig at the Clermont-Ferrand Airport in central France. They believe the child was about a year old and buried with animal offerings along with the remains of the pet dog inside a coffin.