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ecns.cnStudy Finds Human Remains in Laos Stone Jar
A new study reports human remains inside one stone jar at the Plain of Jars site in northern Laos. Radiocarbon dating places the bones between the 9th and 12th centuries CE. Researchers concluded the jar served as a secondary burial site.
Science NewsArchaeologists Find Human Remains in Large Stone Jar in Laos
Researchers uncovered bones from at least 37 people inside a stone vessel more than two meters across. The discovery supports the view that thousands of similar jars across northern Laos served as burial sites.
jpost.comTraces of Tyrian Purple Dye Found in Roman Infant Burials in York
Scientists identified traces of Tyrian purple, a rare and expensive dye valued up to three times the price of gold in the Roman period, in infant burials in York. The discovery challenges previous assumptions that Romans did not mourn the deaths of infants. The dye's production p…