Ancient skeleton discovered sitting upright in France

Body is latest in series to be found in Dijon. Scientists trying to work out why Gauls buried some of their dead in this way Children at a primary school in eastern France found a strange attraction next to their playground this week: a skeleton sitting upright, peeking out the top of a circular pit. It is the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were buried in a seated position facing west. Continue reading...

By Agence France-Presse in Dijon