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A Hand Dug Escape Tunnel Has Been Found At The Site Of A Holocaust Massacre

A team of archaeologists discovered the tunnel that they believe was dug by eighty Jews trying to escape an extermination site

Sabrina Smith
Created by Sabrina Smith
On Jun 30, 2016
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Archaeologists believe they have found a hand dug escape tunnel in Ponar, Lithuania.

The site of the dig

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Ponar was the site of a makeshift concentration camp, and a burial ground for those who had already been exterminated.

Ponar is now a monument to those who fell to the Nazis there

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This is a huge find for archaeologists and historians alike. They are finally able to corroborate how prisoners may have escaped. The dig used sonar and x-ray technology to discover the tunnel.

An aerial view of the site, and a picture of the sonar used to find the tunnel.

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A documentary about the tunnel will air next year, along with the tunnel they've discovered another burial pit containing the ashes of approximately 7,000 people.

A picture of Ponar taken during the liberation.

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It is estimated that 100,00 people were killed at Ponar, including 70,000 Jews. Hopefully this tunnel proves that at least some of them successfully escaped.

These memorial stones now stand at Ponar in honor of the victims.

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