More than 1,700 years ago, seven men were placed together in a former water well at the Roman city of Mursa, in what is now Osijek, Croatia. Their remains are now providing archaeologists with clues about a violent period in Roman history. A study published in PLOS One, titled ‘Multidisciplinary study of human remains from the 3rd century mass grave in the Roman city of Mursa, Croatia’, found that all seven individuals were adult males with evidence of injuries, pathological changes and physically demanding lives.
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