Mass Grave (Other Keyword)
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The mass grave site known as Ninawa0002 is located in the Ninawa Province near Al Hatra, Iraq. In 2004, an explorative excavation was conducted by the U.S. Criminal Investigations Division (CID) to document the existence of a mass grave at the site. The initial search and documentation team led by CID personnel confirmed the presence of a large mass grave. In late 2004 and early 2005, the Regime Crimes Liaison Office (RCLO) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted a more thorough...
The Mass Grave at Kulleet Bay: Bioarchaeological Evidence of Human Catastrophe (2017)
A mass grave of cremated individuals representing 15,353 comingled bone fragments representing 65 individuals was uncovered from the ancient Northwest Coast archaeological site of DgRw-17, a continuously occupied Stz’uminus First Nation village in Kulleet Bay. Cremation of multiple individuals buried in a mass grave is not an established burial tradition or mortuary practice of any Coast Salish community. Mass graves of comingled and cremated human remains may represent ossuaries or episodic...
Weaponizing the Heritage of Violence: Competing Memories at Mass Graves in Russia and Ukraine (2022)
This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Adding to the vibrant conversation around memorial museums, memorials, and dark heritage sites, this paper will examine and scrutinize the portrayals of aspects of violence (including portrayals of perpetrators and victims) at a selection of mass graves in Ukraine and Russia that witnessed either Nazi or Soviet mass killings...