Photo shows a burial in a birch bark bundle on the territory of the burnt Uspenskaya church in Kondopoga, Republic of Karelia, Russia, undated. Archaeologists discovered an intact necropolis. (Institute of Archeology of RAS/Newsflash)
Ancient Graveyard With Bodies Wrapped In Tree Bark Found Beneath Burned Down Church
An ancient graveyard with bodies buried wrapped in ritual birch bark has been unearthed by archaeologists under a burned-down church in Russia. The cemetery, which dates back to the 1100s,…