Detect tremors from the 17th-century warrior grave in Germany

Nearly 400 years since the start of the Thirty Years' War, researchers have uncovered new discoveries about the lives and deaths of soldiers fighting in this war.

About 9,000 guards were massively buried in 1632 in the town of Lützen, Germany and scientists today discovered and analyzed many remains.

The remains of warriors found in Lutzen, Germany.

Their analysis showed that the majority of these soldiers were killed with guns - something very unusual at the time.

The Thirty Years War began from 1618 to 1648, a religious war between Catholics and Protestants in the Roman Empire. Most battles take place in Germany and other countries in Central Europe.

War, hunger and epidemics are the factors that caused the death of so many people during this period.

In 2011, archaeologists discovered a mass grave in Lutzen, and put the remains on the ground from a massive 55 tonne of land. Archaeologists analyzed the remains of 47 guards.

The results of the analysis, published on the scientific portal PLOS One, show that while many people are slashed and slashes appear on their bones, others die due to "cold weapons" like swords, knives.

Scientists have discovered more than half of those killed by guns, of which 21 were injured on their heads, of which 11 still had bullets in their skulls.

According to the researchers, the number of wounds from this gun is unusual at that time.

The bullet remained in the mist of a warrior.

In the analysis report, researchers, headed by scientist Nicole Nicklisch, wrote: "Although guns appeared in this period, weapons like swords were still selected weapons. choose to fight head on. "

Two skeletons were found with bullets in their mouths - something soldiers often do on the battlefield to ensure they can quickly load bullets into guns.

The analysis also revealed that most warriors were injured with some head injuries, and bone injuries.

Small clothes were found in the grave, showing that the soldiers had been stripped of their uniforms before being buried.

Researchers say most of the soldiers found were fighting for the Swedish army.