30 July, 2017 - 18:58 aprilholloway
2,000-Year-Old Toddler Skeleton with Elongated Skull Unearthed in Crimea
The remains of a 1.5-year-old boy with a pronounced elongation of the skull have been found by archaeologists at a 2,000-year-old burial site in Crimea. Russian archaeologists say that the skull deformation indicates that this boy was marked out to be a warrior.
RT.com reports that the skeletal remains were found at a Sarmatian cemetery dating between 1 st and 3 rd century AD near the village of Yakovenkovo in eastern Crimea. It was excavated ahead of work connected with the new giant bridge to link the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia.
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/2000-year-old-toddler-skeleton-elongated-skull-unearthed-crimea-008506
