Horse Graveyard

A highly unusual find has been made in Staraya Russa, a town in the Novgorod region: an entombment of 14 horses. Because the burials appear to have been made over the course of 80 years, it's unlikely that an epidemic of disease caused their deaths. What could have prompted people to accord their horses burials? Perhaps future investigation will reveal a satisfactory answer. Find out more in the item at Russia-InfoCentre.