Sensational Find in Vienna: Researchers Discover Roman Mass Grave

Archaeologists have uncovered a "possible key to the founding history of Vienna" in the district of Simmering. According to a release from the Vienna Museum on Wednesday, a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD was discovered, whose findings suggest a military context.

Roman Mass Grave Discovered in Vienna-Simmering

Early skeletal finds from the Roman Empire are extremely rare: "Because the Romans practiced cremation in Europe until the 3rd century AD." Therefore, it is considered a "sensational find." The unceremonious burial, according to the information, "indicates a catastrophic event." Further details are to be provided in a press conference on April 2.

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