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A pyramid mound with 30 bodies discovered in Syria might be one of the oldest memorials dedicated to soldiers. According to scientists, its estimated age is about 4,300 years. ....
A huge burial mound holding the corpses of at least 30 warriors in Syria could be the oldest war memorial ever discovered, dating back at least 4,300 years at the now submerged site of Tell Banat. ....
Get email notification for articles from Ariel David Follow May. 28, 2021 3:14 AM An enigmatic mound built in northeastern Syria some 4,400 years ago may be the oldest known war memorial, hosting the remains of male and child soldiers, some possibly as young as eight, along with their military equipment, archaeologists say. The earthen memorial was raised just outside Tell Banat, which is the remains of an ancient settlement on the east bank of the Euphrates River that was occupied already 5,000 years ago, at the dawn of the Bronze Age. The artificial knoll built by the settlement may have been an early attempt by an unknown Mesopotamian civilization to honor its war dead and even to assert control over the region by projecting power, reports a study published Friday in the journal Antiquity. ....