A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

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An unusual find was found in the village of Ust-Ivanovka, Primorsky Krai. Archaeologists gave the skeleton the name "dancing" because of the unusual location of the limbs of the remains: the feet are crossed, the knees are widely separated, the hands lie on the pelvis. As the archaeologist Denis Ivanov said: "The skeleton is lying on its back with its legs crossed, as if it is dancing. None of the known funeral ceremonies involves burial in such a position."

At the moment, it is known that the "dancing" man died at the age of 30 between the VII and IX centuries of our era, that is, during the Middle Ages. His height was no more than 150 cm. Experts believe that the unique pose may be explained by the fact that for some reason a person was buried tied up.

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A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

"We talked to criminologists and anthropologists who said that if his legs were not tied, then his limbs should have straightened out," Denis Volkov said. — Most likely, the hands were also tied."

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

There have been no similar burials with related buried of that era on the territory of Siberia until now. And that's not the only reason why the find is unique. Experts believe that the deceased person belonged to the Mohe (Mukri) tribe of the Tunguska ethnic group.

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

Other bones in the burial belong to long-lived people who lived up to 50-70 years, which is unusual for that time.

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

The grave was rectangular in shape and covered with white sand, which, apparently, was specially brought from another place. The rest of the graves are round in shape.

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

Also, an arrow tip was found in the hip of the "dancing" skeleton, the rest were located on his shoulders, which gives rise to the theory that the man was killed by an arrow. However, at that time it was customary to bury with arrowheads.

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

Archaeologist Denis Ivanov.

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

A unique burial with a "dancing" skeleton has been discovered in Siberia

Keywords: Archeology | Burial | Siberia | Skeleton | Middle ages | Dancing | Uniqueness

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