Cavewoman jeweller rewrites gender history

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A skeleton uncovered north of Vienna is forcing archaeologists to take a fresh look at prehistoric gender roles after it appeared to be that of a female fine metal worker – a profession that was previously thought to have been carried out exclusively by men. The Museum of Ancient History in Lower Austria says the […]

Bodies bricked up in wall in Vienna

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Builders working on an attic conversion in Vienna have found the remains of three bodies bricked up in a wall. Police refused to discuss the case in detail but confirmed that only the bones remained – indicating the bodies had been there for some time – and that these had been handed over for forensic […]

Pensioner falls off ladder and dies

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An elderly Upper Austrian died after he fell off a ladder picking apples yesterday afternoon (Weds).Officials in Pettenbach announced today that the 83-year-old man’s body was found lying next to the collapsed ladder – which was set up on an sloping pasture – by his son. He suffered a broken neck.A local doctor could only […]