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Ancient skeleton discovered sitting upright in France

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 18 March 2026

Body is latest in series to be found in Dijon. Scientists trying to work out why Gauls buried some of their dead in this way

Children at a primary school in eastern France found a strange attraction next to their playground this week: a skeleton sitting upright, peeking out the top of a circular pit.

It is the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were buried in a seated position facing west.

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