Grave discovery in ancient Olympic site

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered ancient graves during excavations near Ancient Olympia, the hallowed site where the Olympic Games were born in 776BC.

The 25 limestone graves dating back to the Neolithic era - roughly 4000BC to 2000BC - were found during construction work about 200 miles south-west of Athens.

The Greek Culture Ministry said each grave was used to bury three to five people, but as many as 10 in one case.