Archaeologists from the University of Bournemouth have uncovered evidence of a human sacrifice dating back 2,000 years in Dorset. The remains of a young woman, found in a pit, suggest she was stabbed in the neck and murdered as part of a ritualistic killing during the Iron Age. The skeleton was discovered on a bed of animal bones, indicating a grisly sacrificial practice.
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☠️ Iron Age human ‘blood sacrifice’ victim found in Dorset The woman was the victim of a grisly human sacrifice, archaeologists suspect, after finding her skeleton placed on a bed of animal bones in Dorset. Find out more👇 https://t.co/19Rj73SKv8 https://t.co/0OsSydVWzT
The remains of the Iron Age woman were found in a pit in Dorset. ▶ https://t.co/lhYROANyJ8 https://t.co/2ERkbuR3CX
Human sacrifice evidence in Iron Age bones, say Bournemouth researchers https://t.co/fNKt2sDd87 #bbcsouthnews
Human sacrifice evidence in Iron Age bones, say Bournemouth researchers https://t.co/JZRCa8JzEQ
Archaeologists from the University of Bournemouth announced on Monday that their researchers may have closed the chapter on a 2000-year-old murder mystery. https://t.co/JO7oDwn9ag
A young woman's body dating back 2,000 years indicates she may have been murdered as a human sacrifice during the Iron Age, archaeologists say. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/pcaB5Gg4sK
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A new homeowner in Dorset found it in their back garden. ▶ https://t.co/Qh6gjOMGI6 https://t.co/ZixI0Tbfiw
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