{"id":62495,"date":"2021-09-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/62495\/mass-graves-from-13th-century-found-in-saida"},"modified":"2023-05-18T07:59:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:59:32","slug":"mass-graves-from-13th-century-found-in-saida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/62495\/mass-graves-from-13th-century-found-in-saida\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass Graves From 13th Century Found In Saida"},"content":{"rendered":"An international team of archaeologists recently led an excavation near the St. Louis castle in Saida where they made a momentous discovery dating back to the Crusades during the Medieval times. The team<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/smart-news\/mass-graves-of-13th-century-crusaders-reveal-brutality-of-medieval-warfare-180978712\/\"target=_new\">uncovered two mass graves of 25 warriors<\/a> dating back to the 13th century. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/62495.png\"><br \/>  <br \/>  DNA testing revealed that the remains belonged to teenage and adult male crusaders of European origin who were likely killed during the attacks on Sidon at that time. The researchers were able to uncover the gruesome manner in which the combatants were killed, as the physical traumas of battle remained apparent. There were signs indicating decapitation, sword attacks, and burning. <br \/>  <br \/>  According to the Smithsonian Magazine, &#8220;most of the injuries were to the fighters\u2019 backs, suggesting they may have been killed while fleeing\u2014possibly by adversaries on horseback, based on where the blows fell on their bodies&#8221;. <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/62495-1.png\"><br \/>  <br \/>  According to the biological anthropologist at the University of Cambridge Piers Mitchell, King Louis IX of France was on crusade at the time of this attack. Mitchell wonders, &#8220;Wouldn\u2019t it be amazing if King Louis himself had helped to bury these bodies?\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  This magnificent finding is a reminder of the region&#8217;s historical importance, as well as Lebanon&#8217;s rich history in particular. We hope this site and the remains are properly handled, and not discarded like so many archeological findings that were erased.     <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"430917\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/62495-3-185x250.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-430917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/62495-3-185x250.png 185w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/62495-3-443x600.png 443w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/62495-3.png 634w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 185px) 100vw, 185px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"430919\" 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