• BadEngineering@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    According to the article it wouldn’t have been much of a punishment.

    “Thousands of bodies have been excavated, almost all flaunting rich bronze ornaments, typically worn by only the wealthiest,” Reschreiter said. “The remains bore the marks of hard physical labour from childhood, while also showing signs of unequalled prosperity.”

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      11 months ago

      That was a necropolis in the same place, because salt preseves. Nothingto do with the salt mining work.