23/02/2026
New research led by Barry Molloy from University College Dublin has uncovered evidence that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.
Archaeological investigations at Gomolava in northern Serbia revealed a grave containing more than 77 individuals, 87% of whom were female. Genetic and isotopic analyses indicate the victims were largely unrelated and likely came from different communities.
Published in Nature Human Behaviour, the findings shed new light on Iron Age conflict and the use of large-scale violence to assert power and control over land and resources.
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