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Iron Age grave site discovered in northern Serbia reveals evidence of a 2,800-year-old mass killing; 40 of more than 77 victims were younger than 12 years old (erc.europa.eu)
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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 2 points 1 week ago

There's more detail and analysis in the academic paper:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02399-9

I didn't read all of it, but one part suggests that the unrelated genetics could mean that the dead are from a larger settlement rather than a small village.

Suppose there was an uprising or rebellion in a region, the men fought, but lost and many were killed in battle and the remainder were in hiding. As punishment a woman from each family was slaughtered.

This might explain why they were killed violently but buried with reverence.