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Mystery Over Face-Down Skeleton Partly Solved


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Mystery Over Face-Down Skeleton Partly Solved

Swiss researchers may have solved the mystery over the identity of a 17th-century man who was buried face-down with a knife and purse filled with coins. X-ray computer tomography of the coins has revealed the man was likely a merchant, but the reason for his prone burial continues to puzzle the archaeologists.

Unearthed in 2013 in the Bernese Lakeland region of Switzerland during the construction on a new underground garage, the skeleton was found along 342 bodies laid to rest between the 8th and 17th centuries. The individual was among the last 15 bodies to be buried at the ancient cemetery. The face-down skeleton stood out from all the other graves.

Read more: Live Science

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I imagine he might have been one of those people who want to be buried face down so the whole world can kiss his ass. It probably wasn't the first time, or the last to have that request.

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Isn't being buried face down a sign of dishonour/curse? And the fact that he had his money interned with him would suggest that he was murdered and money wasn't part of the reason. At least thats what i think...

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