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New Mohács Research Suggests Many Captives May Have Been Executed After Battle

From Magyar Nemzet · () Hungarian

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  • An international conference at the University of Szeged will present recent anthropological, archaeological and historical research on the Battle of Mohács and its aftermath.
  • The four-day conference is scheduled for October 7-10.
  • The research includes findings from a mass grave excavated at the Mohács National Memorial site in 2024.

New research into the Battle of Mohács and its aftermath suggests that many people may have been executed as captives after the battle. The findings will be presented at a four-day international conference at the University of Szeged from October 7 to 10.

The conference will bring together recent anthropological, archaeological and historical research on Mohács. The work includes the excavation of mass grave No. 4 at the Mohács National Memorial site in 2024.

The excavation formed part of the Mohács 500 project and was carried out through cooperation between the Janus Pannonius Museum’s Archaeology Department, the University of Szeged’s Department of Anthropology and the Duna-Dráva National Park.

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