Archaeologists unearth Viking-era 'execution pit' near university town, exposing brutal ancient violence

Cambridge students unearthed a likely 1,200-year-old "execution pit" containing the remains of 10 men, including stacked skulls and partial skeletons. Experts are studying the find.
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Viking-era burial site with elite family treasures and gifts discovered, plus an ‘unusual casket’

Archaeologists recently found an artifact-filled Viking-era burial site in Denmark — revealing treasures that once belonged to an elite family. The discovery was announced by Moesgaard Museum (MOMU), ...

Viking Age mass grave unearthed with remains of ‘extremely tall’ man

Viking Age mass grave unearthed near Cambridge with remains of ‘extremely tall’ man who had brain surgery - The individual ...
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Viking-era grave shows a burial unlike anything recorded

The newly uncovered Viking-era grave in central Norway is forcing archaeologists to rethink what they thought they knew about how Norse people treated their dead. Instead of fitting neatly into ...

Viking Age mass grave holds mysterious mix of dismembered human remains and complete skeletons, including a 'giant' who'd had brain surgery

Archaeologists and student excavators uncovered a Viking Age pit full of dismembered remains near Cambridge, England.
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Wear patterns on figures from the Viking Age reveal how they were used

Until now, researchers have mainly focused on identifying who is portrayed on amulets from the Viking Age. Marianne Hem Eriksen wanted to find out how they were used.
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Discovery of Viking-era man’s skull points to evidence of world’s first surgical procedure

The skull of a Viking-era man who had part of his skull cut out in the world’s oldest surgical procedure has been unearthed. The remains of a man between 17 and 24 revealed a large oval hole in his ...
Ancient Origins

Viking Age Mass Grave in UK Reveals “Giant” with Skull Surgery

The mass grave was uncovered during a University of Cambridge training excavation at Wandlebury, an Iron Age hillfort just south of the city. The burial pit itself measured roughly four meters by one ...
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Viking-era silver treasures found on farm in Sweden and restored. See them shine

Archaeologists found some unique silver treasures at a Viking Age site in Sweden, then cleaned and restored the artifacts, photos show. Photo from Arkeologerna, SHM Sifting through the stony soil of ...
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50 Bodies Recovered From ‘Rare’ and ‘Unusual’ Viking Burial Site

View post: Iron Flask's Top-Selling Stainless Steel Water Bottle Is on Sale for $17 on Amazon Experts with the Museum Odense spent the last six months excavating the site near the small village of ...
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Cambridge students help unearth possible Viking-era ‘execution pit’ on training dig

A pit containing both complete and dismembered bodies may date to when Cambridgeshire was a borderland between Saxon and Viking kingdoms – and includes an exceptionally tall individual with a hole ...
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Archaeologists Reveal What Being Pregnant As a Viking Was Like

A new study has offered a glimpse of the stark reality of pregnancy in the Viking Age, via an analysis of art and literature from the period. The analysis is based on multidisciplinary evidence and ...