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Serbian archaelogists find Neolithic grave

Serbian archaeologists have uncovered a seven-millienia old grave in a Neolithic village in the west of the country, the daily Blic reported Thursday.

The grave contains well-preserved skeletons of a child and an adult, buried in a curled position and placed on top of each other, archaeologist Radivoje Arsic said.

'It is unusual because the double grave is within the village - they emptied a mud hut and used it as a burial site,' he said.
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