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Archaeologists Unearth Mass Graves at Faliron Delta

Archaeologists have revealed that the area of the Faliron Delta, 7.8 k south-west of the Athens center, is home to the largest cemetery of the Classical Age. A section of the site cleared in March revealed 80 skeletons – from a total of 1,500 – placed side by side in a 2.5-meter deep grave, half of them shackled. Metal handcuffs attached to many of the skeletons have led them to be known as the “captives of Faliron.”

The bodies recovered belong to well-built young men with excellent teeth and no bone fractures. The remains indicate that the men enjoyed good health until the time of death, possibly by mass execution. The skeletons were lined up, some on their backs and some on their stomachs. “The fact that half were shackled doesn’t mean all of them weren’t,” says archeologist Sevos Agouras who is involved in the excavations at the ancient cemetery. “They were all positioned with their hands behind their backs, and this indicates that they were probably bound in some way.”

Though there are some instances of shackled bodies in antiquity, such burials go against the practices of the Greek ancient world. “There are few incidents of bound captives uncovered in graves around Greece, however finding so many shackled skeletons together is unique to Faliron,” says Agouras.

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