Mysterious decoding of children's skulls scattered around the lake in Switzerland

Experts say that these children 's skulls were given as sacrificial sacrifices.

Recently, archaeologists at the University of Basel (Switzerland) have discovered many children's skulls placed around the lake in ancient villages in Switzerland and Germany. Through the research, the experts say, these skulls date back to the Bronze Age. Some children's skulls show signs of cracking and chipping - the most likely traumatic weapon is an ax; Some other skulls have head injury.

However, the archaeologist Benjamin Jennings, the study author, said that these children may not be killed, but they were taken to make sacrifices, soothe the gods. Later, the children died and were offered to the gods to avoid flooding.

Since the 1920s, archaeologists have discovered an ancient village scattered around Lake Alpine in Switzerland, Germany. However, it was not until 1970 - 1980 that many areas around here were excavated. Experts have excavated many hunting tools, animal bones, pottery, jewelry, gate watch towers and more than 160 houses.

Based on the wood veins and tree growth rings in the area, experts speculate that humans can live here from 2,600-3,800 years ago.

The sketch of residents living in the Bronze Age buried the skull of a child in the lake area to offer to the lake god

The ancient lakeside community always faced flooding. Whenever the water level in the lake rises, people here will have to leave, move to live in drier land. To accommodate this threat, people here built wooden stilt houses and columns or solid barriers made of pine trees. Besides, the experts also learned more scary details about the mystery of the bone fragment of children along the lake.

Through research, Jennings and his colleagues took a closer look at the fossil skeletons. Experts say these skulls are for babies around 10 years old, showing signs of tooth decay and respiratory disease.

The skulls showed children before death suffered head injuries from being hit by an ax or hard object. Most likely, they bleed, died and were buried in the skull there. Jennings said: "In Europe, the skull is social and iconic. Therefore, we will take a closer look at the hypothesis of the burial of the remains, offering the skull as a way to stop the flood occurred in the Bronze Age ".

He added: "We found very few cases of other graves in the area around the lake. Therefore, we really do not know where the majority of residents around the lake are buried and they" treated "with the deceased".