The chance discovery of a mass grave opens up old wounds in Greece

Flowers lie at the site where mass graves containing remains believed to have belonged to dozens of prisoners executed during or after the Greek Civil War were uncovered in Thessaloniki, Greece, Friday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

An unexpected discovery during routine park renovations in Thessaloniki, Greece, has unearthed a cluster of ancient burials, shedding light on the city's rich history.

Workers installing benches in a park stumbled upon human remains when their excavator struck a skull.