Oldest Infant Burial Found In The Netherlands

Dutch archaeologists, have discovered a 6,000 year old Stone Age burial, of a mother cradling a baby in her arm.

It was found in Nieuwegein, and is the oldest infant burial, ever found in the Netherlands.

They also discovered four other skeletons.

One of them was the skeleton of a young woman of 20-30 years of age.

At first they didnt realise there was an infant with the young woman.

It was the woman's right arm bent at an angle, that suggested there was something in her arms.

 Archaeologists then discovered small bone fragments, pieces of a clavicle, skull and jawbone complete with milk teeth.

The teeth were so small, they deduced these remains belonged to a newborn.
The archaeological team hope to determine through DNA analysis, that the skeletons are that of a mother and her child.