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A study entitled “Multidisciplinary study of human remains from the 3rd century mass grave in the Roman city of Mursa, Croatia” was published this Wednesday, October 15, 2025, in PLOS One. The study investigates the remains of Roman soldiers who lost their lives in the battle of Mursa in 260 CE. The first author of the study is Mario Novak, and one of the coauthors is Mario Carić.

Link: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0333440

The publication of the study in PLOS One numerous was covered by Croatian and international mass media:

https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20251016/11165746/soldados-romanos-enterrados-vivos-croacia-osijek-mursa-batalla-legiones-guerras-civiles-siglo-iiid-c.html

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/skeleton-filled-well-in-croatia-likely-holds-remains-of-roman-soldiers-study-finds

https://kopalniawiedzy.pl/Mursa-Osijek-pochowek-zolnierze-studnia-Chorwacja,38191

https://nauka.telegraf.rs/arheo-istorija/4198415-novak-i-njegov-tim-proucili-7-skeleta-iz-drevnog-bunara-u-osijeku-svi-su-muskarci-i-umrli-su-nasilnom-smrcu

https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/povijesna-kontroverza-otkrili-kome-su-pripadali-ostaci-sedam-muskaraca-pronadeni-u-osijeku-1898805

https://arkeonews.net/archaeologists-uncover-remains-of-roman-soldiers-in-a-3rd-century-well-in-croatia/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/37026537/ancient-well-croatia-battle-mursa-roman-soldiers/

https://www.focus.de/wissen/mensch/brunnen-enthuellt-grausame-ueberreste-roemischer-soldaten-aus-dem-3-jahrhundert_b046fdfb-0b48-4963-961e-638f9dbdf044.html

https://hvg.hu/tudomany/20251016_mursai-csata-romai-katona-tomegsir-eszek-ebx

https://mult-kor.hu/romai-katonak-eszeken-a-harmadik-szazad-rejtett-tomegsirja-20251016