The Remarkable Discovery of an Ancient Kurgan
Ukraine has thousands of ancient burial mounds scattered across the land, only protected by a very thin layer of topsoil and a couple of years ago, when developers were looking to build new houses, one of the mounds was excavated, and its internal structure was amazing.
These burial mounds are also known as Kurgans, and this one was deteriorating fast. The top soil covering it was just 10cm thick but it was enormous, measuring 120 x 80 m (394 x 262 ft) and 7m (23 ft) in height.
These burial mounds are also known as Kurgans, and this one was deteriorating fast. The top soil covering it was just 10cm thick but it was enormous, measuring 120 x 80 m (394 x 262 ft) and 7m (23 ft) in height.
The excavations revealed 24 burials from the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Middle Ages and from the analysis of pottery fragments, the mound was built around 5,500 years ago, meaning it’s just older than Phase 1 of Stonehenge.
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