Archaeologists Discover 7,000-Year-Old Headless Skeletons in Slovakia
Archaeologists have uncovered a ditch containing headless human skeletons dating back 7,000 years at a Neolithic site in Vrable, Slovakia. The site, associated with the Linear Pottery culture, revealed a mass burial of at least 77 headless skeletons, with only one child skeleton retaining its head. Researchers believe the decapitations were part of a complex burial ritual rather than acts of violence, as the skulls were skillfully removed postmortem. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society, suggest that the practice may have been linked to ancestor worship or community rituals. 
