Summary:
- Archaeologists analyzed a 7th-century BCE mass grave in Athens containing 79 shackled skeletons, previously hypothesized to be the remains of failed coup participants (followers of Cylon).
- New bioarchaeological and forensic evidence, including dental analysis and health assessments, indicates the individuals were healthy young men rather than foreign invaders or rebels, suggesting they may have been a group of enslaved people or captives who met a violent end.