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Kristina Killgrove

Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths

A seated human skeleton being excavated from an archaeological site.

Around 2,400 years ago, more than a dozen Celtic men — possibly warriors — were buried in unusual upright seated positions in what is now Dijon, France, according to a recent discovery of their graves next to a primary school.

The grim find was made by experts with France's National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) in 2025 and 2026, the institute announced in a translated statement Wednesday (March 18).

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