Life and death of the ‘Ice Prince of Mattsies’ revealed: medieval child burial found in Roman villa in Germany

An archaeological discovery in southern Germany has uncovered the life and death of a young child who was buried with remarkable care over 1,350 years ago. The boy, who has been nicknamed the “Ice Prince of Mattsies,” was discovered by a team from the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (BLfD) in 2021 near the […]