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June 29, 2009
A Short Brutal Life
I normally don't post on medieval stuff. But this did catch my eye.
Bone regrowth around a dent in the front of the skull suggested the man had recovered from a severe blow, possibly from an axe.The warrior had also lost a number of teeth - perhaps from a blow, or a fall from a horse.
The fatal wound, however, occurred when something, possibly a sword, sliced through his nose and jaw.
[snip]
A large, tanged arrowhead was found in skeleton and appears to have struck through the back or under the arm.
Crystalised matter attached to the arrowhead may have been from flies or other insect larvae and could have been from clothing the arrow forced into the wound.
Oh yeah. The guy, likely a knight, lived to the ripe old age of ~25. Checkout BBC News article and learn more.
Posted by Duane Smith at June 29, 2009 1:18 PM | Read more on Archaeology |
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Maybe he was the butler.
Posted by: Aydin at June 29, 2009 3:54 PM
It doesn't surprise me at all, first read what Steven pinker says about violence, and how nowadays is not worst than yesterday. Second, human atrocities are not stop, and they also where like that before.
Posted by: marianasoffer at June 30, 2009 8:12 PM
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