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Man buried with large stones on his chest to prevent him from 'rising from the grave' unearthed in Germany

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The grave is one of at least 16 discovered at a 17th-century execution site in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany .

The grave was buried on his back, without a coffin, and large stones were placed on his chest.

Archaeologists think tens of thousands of such execution sites must have existed in Europe .

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84

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87

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67

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informal

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English

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49

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medium-lived