Work

The Mass Burial Mystery: Where Did All These People Come From?

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The Mass Burial Mystery: Where Did All These People Come From? is an open-access educational comic book that introduces young readers to archaeological science through the investigation of an ancient mass burial. Combining storytelling with scientific content, it explains concepts such as osteoarchaeology, isotopic analysis and archaeological ethics in an accessible format. This work was developed within the OneArchSci project to promote public understanding of archaeological science.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21070328

Authors: Nikita, Efthymia, Degryse, Patrick

Institutions: Cyprus Institute, KU Leuven

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: European Commission

Award: One Archaeological Science in the BEMME region