In an extremely rare find, the remains of five children have been discovered in two separate graves in a burial mound in Denmark, about 25 kilometres west of Copenhagen.
     A collective grave from the late Neolithic, circa 2400-1700 BCE, contained the remains of four skeletons, three aged three to four years old and one a little older. One was buried with a flint dagger. The second grave dates from the Bronze Age, circa 1700-500 BCE, and was for a single individual, found buried with a bronze ring attached to its head. All the bones were well preserved. Researchers hope to find traces of DNA that could provide clues about who these children were and how they died.
     A bronze blade excavated from the top of the burial mound is not a typical find for a child's grave.

Edited from The Vintage News (9 December 2021)