Triple burial of Dolní Věstonice

The grave contains three male skeletons positioned in a specific arrangement, with one facing the second while the third lies face down.

Archaeologists discovered this 26,000-year-old burial site in 1986, revealing three teenage males covered with red ochre and surrounded by burnt spruce logs.

The burial features ceremonial elements including red ochre on the heads and necklaces made of pierced canine teeth and ivory around two of the skulls.

Scientists determined through DNA analysis that the three individuals were brothers, aged between sixteen and twenty-one years at their time of death.

One skeleton shows evidence of death by violence, with remains of a wooden pole found thrust through his hip bone.

Location: Dolní Věstonice

GPS coordinates: 48.88508,16.65372

Latest update: March 3, 2025 05:14