Mass slave burials found at the home of seventh U.S. president Andrew Jackson

The United States has announced the discovery of a cemetery near the home of seventh US President Andrew Jackson, which archaeologists and historians believe is the burial site of some 28 enslaved people who lived on the compound at the time. A document to this effect was published by the Andrew Jackson Foundation.

The Hermitage in Nashville, Tennessee, is the estate of the seventh president of the United States. The cemetery was discovered 300 meters from the building.

"The effort culminated in a peer review report by a leading archaeologist, which claims that the site is a cemetery with 28 probable burials that likely hold the remains of enslaved people who lived in the area," the publication says.

It is specified that a committee of experts will be formed to decide how best to preserve the burial site of the enslaved as a historical heritage site. According to Pam Coban, chair of the foundation's board of directors, the exhibit will be designed with the utmost respect and presented "as a place for reflection."

Earlier, on December 5, archaeologists in Denmark, restoring the ancient High Court building in the city of Viborg in the west of the country, found about 300 ancient skeletons in the ground. As experts point out, the court building was built on top of the former territory of the monastery cemetery.