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Dr. Klevnäs teamed up with four other archaeologists working in other parts of Europe – France, the Netherlands, Austria, and Germany. When they pooled their data, which covers findings at cemeteries from Romania to England, they discovered that grave reopening was a far more widespread and long-lasting practice than previously believed. They found more than 1000 reopened graves in dozens of cemeteries.
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