Most of the dead were young men, and the available evidence points researchers toward the French Wars of 1792 to 1815, which included the Napoleonic Wars. Nine Graves Reveal the Remains of at Least 120 Young MenThe investigation began in March 2026, after the girl’s mother contacted police about the bone. Nine Mass Graves Holding at Least 120 Young Men Unearthed in Austria (illustrative image) ©ShutterstockProject leader Michaela Binder, from the excavation company Novetus, described the discovery as unique in Central Europe. Evidence Points Toward the French Wars, but the Mystery RemainsRadiocarbon testing on one skeleton produced a date range between 1723 and 1813. A single bone has uncovered evidence of a large group of young men whose final movements, identities and deaths are still being investigated.