Archaeologists find unusual prehistoric grave in Oslavany

The unusual prehistoric grave of a man buried in a sitting position has been discovered by archaeologists during research at a construction site in Oslavany in the Brno region, according to Michal Bučo, head of research at the company Archaia Brno. The man lived in the Neolithic period and died between the ages of twenty-five and thirty.

Archaeologists have been working at the site of the new housing development in Oslavany since 2021. They have previously excavated the remains of settlements from the Stone Age, but a person buried in a sitting position is the most interesting discovery so far. Various hypotheses have been proposed to explain the grave, including the practical reasons of a lack of time or difficult winter conditions, as well as a possible ritual explanation.