(Supplementary Excavation Report & Fragment Analysis)
Primary Researcher: [Name Withheld]
Date Logged: 2020
Site Location: Subterranean chamber beneath the stone slab associated with the 1193 Moon Calendar Diary
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I. CONTEXT OF DISCOVERY
During continued excavation beneath the previously documented stone slab, our team uncovered a secondary chamber sealed under extreme pressure. The chamber contained multiple human skeletons arranged in deliberate and highly unnatural positions.
Initial assumptions of plague burial or mass execution were dismissed upon closer examination.
The anomaly lay not in the age of the remains—
but in their mouths.
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II. OSTEOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
Skeletal structure aligns with anatomically modern humans
Jawbones display elongated and deliberately sharpened canine teeth, inconsistent with natural dental modification of the region
Each skull was pierced by a solid silver rod, approximately the length of an adult forearm
The rod entered through the oral cavity and penetrated the base of the skull
Rib fractures and shoulder compression indicate physical restraint prior to death
No grave goods, offerings, or funerary symbols were present
This was not a burial conducted with reverence.
It was a procedure.
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III. STONE FRAGMENT — TRANSLATION ATTEMPT
(Heavily Damaged / Incomplete)
The following text was carved directly into the stone wall adjacent to the remains. Several glyphs remain undeciphered.
> ❝…they do not die as men die…❞
❝…silver seals the mouth,
so the curse cannot return by breath…❞
❝…teeth sharpened — proof of Old Blood…❞
❝…do not burn… do not drown…
only silence the mouth…❞
⟁⍙⧫⧖⟐⍚⚯ (symbols unreadable)
❝…the Moon hears screams…
the Sun does not…❞
The final sentence was carved erratically, with uneven depth and fractured strokes, suggesting the inscription was interrupted—possibly violently.
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IV. INTERPRETIVE ANALYSIS (PRELIMINARY)
While speculative, the evidence suggests a belief system in which:
Certain afflicted individuals did not fully die
Resurrection or return was believed to occur through the mouth
Breath, speech, or final cries were considered conduits for reanimation
Silver functioned not as a killing instrument, but as a spiritual seal
Destruction of the body was deemed ineffective; containment was essential
This may explain the ritual's emphasis on oral obstruction rather than cardiac or cranial destruction.
The intent appears not to kill—
but to silence.
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V. SEALING PRACTICE
All skeletons were discovered beneath massive stone slabs, compressed beyond what would be required for concealment alone.
They were not buried.
They were sealed.
A faint inscription on one slab reads:
> ❝Hide them where memory cannot reach.❞
This suggests fear not only of physical return, but of remembrance itself.
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VI. FINAL RESEARCHER'S NOTE
> These individuals do not appear to have been criminals or enemies.
There are no signs of battle, punishment, or war-related trauma.
Based on age variation and burial grouping, it is more likely they were:
children, spouses, siblings, and companions.
People who showed signs too late.
The ritual reflects a society that believed it understood something fundamental about death—
and was willing to commit acts we would now label as barbaric to prevent something worse.
Whether these actions were born of ignorance, fear, or genuine knowledge remains unresolved.
But the precision of the ritual suggests desperation—
not madness.