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[tofarawayplaces]

 Medieval massacre site found in Dorset

In June archaeologists and workers expanding a road in Dorset discovered the site of a grizzly medieval massacre, which perhaps was the result of Viking raids in the tenth or early eleventh century.

They found the skeletal remains of fifty-one men, all decapitated before their bodies were thrown in a pit.

Comments

[faunhaert]

gives a new meaning to the phrase
"head count"

it is curious, I love archeology too.

[tofarawayplaces]

LOL. They lost their heads over the deal.

[faunhaert]

'spose they could have been a little more organised
this pile is from this boat, this one from the other...

51 is such an odd number
i wonder if the body/head pile is the same or
if some one saved a souvineer(sp) to make into a goblet or such

so many bones so little time!
hehe

[britalone]

This is interesting. I wish I had known about it when I was down there!

[tofarawayplaces]

Chris, for an archaelogy buff like me, England is the place to be. Seems as if you can't put a spade into the ground without stirring something up.

[wendy_hill]

This is interesting. I would like to see it BUT I would not want to be one of the workers on the road crew that found them. I wonder if the workers had any idea the find was so old.

[dawnmichele]

fascinating. thanks for posting it.