August
19
/ 2013
A badger living in the countryside near the town of Stolpe in Germany has uncovered a remarkable site: the 12 th-century burial ground of eight people, two of whom were Slavic warlords. Archaeologists sometimes spend years planning digs, studying historical references, maps and manuscripts, and carefully excavating an area to uncover treasures. But the latest discovery was made by a common mammal which often infuriates gardeners by digging up a prized vegie patch. Two sculptors who live in the area had been watching a badger digging a large den. Upon closer examination, they noticed a pelvic bone inside the sett (den). "We pushed a camera into the badger's sett and took photos by remote control," Hendrikje Ring, one of the
