Dijon, France, March 18, 2026 (AFP) - Mysterious ancient skeletons discovered sitting upright in France

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Children at a primary school in eastern France found a strange new attraction next to their playground this week: a skeleton sitting upright, peeking out the top of a circular pit. It is just the latest in a series of bodies discovered in the city of Dijon that were mysteriously buried in a seated position while facing west. Scientists are trying to work out why the ancient and little-understood Gaul people chose to bury some of its dead in this......

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