Mass Grave of 13th Century Warriors Uncovered by Archaeologists in Lebanon
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Mass Grave of 13th Century Warriors Uncovered by Archaeologists in Lebanon

News 18  

In an excavation near the St Louis’ castle in Sidon, Lebanon, an international team of archaeologists has found a mass grave of slaughtered warriors. Using carbon dating, the archaeologists came to know that the body remains — mostly skeletal structures — belong to 25 warriors who died during the 13th century. According to historical records, the cause of their death was probably one of the two major wars in the region during that time period — the attack on Sidon by Mamluks in 1253 and the Mongol attack on Sidon in 1260. According to the researchers, the position of the body parts, when the mass grave was found, suggested that when the soldiers died they were left to decompose for some time before being buried.

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