Dutch experts shocked by floor made of cattle bones near the Red Light District

Dutch archaeologists recently came across a creepy, ancient floor from animal bones in an unusual neighborhood.

The find was announced on December 13 by Erfgoed Alkmaar, an archaeological organization within the municipality of Alkmaar in North Holland. The floor was found in a 16th-century building in Achterdam, a red-light district in Alkmaar.

Although the house was built around 1609, Erfgoed Alkmaar believes the floor may be even older – possibly an earlier foundation from the 15th century. In a Facebook post translated from Dutch to English, the organization explained that the bone floor came as a surprise to archaeologists.

“(The old floor is) not that special, but what is remarkable is that in some places the tiles have disappeared and those places have been filled with a floor of bones,” Erfgoed Alkmaar writes.

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Dutch archaeologists recently came across a strange 16th-century floor made of animal bones. (Erfgoed Alkmaar via Facebook)

Officials say all the bones on the floor came from cattle. Before this discovery, animal bone floors had only been found in the Dutch cities of Hoorn, Enkhuizen and Edam.

“These types of floors are rarely found, and so far only in North Holland,” the archaeological organization said. “So (this is) a very special find.”

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According to Dutch archaeologists, the floor may be up to 600 years old and consists of cattle bones. (Erfgoed Alkmaar via Facebook)

Erfgoed Alkmaar further noted that the bones in the floor had been cut at ‘exactly the same height’.

“It appears that the bones were simply used to fill the holes in the floor, and yet there appears to be a pattern,” the organization added.

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The bone floor was found in a 16th-century house in a red-light district. (Erfgoed Alkmaar via Facebook)

“In one plane the bones are with the top side up, and in the other plane with the sawn bottom of the bone.”

In a statement, archaeologist Nancy de Jong said she was “very happy” to witness the archaeological find.

The bones in the floor were intended as filler, officials say. (Erfgoed Alkmaar via Facebook)

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“It remains a privilege every time to receive something from one time long gone and to add new information to the history of Alkmaar,” she said.

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