900-year-old skeleton found in roots of blown-over tree

“Preliminary analysis of the bones by osteoarchaeologist Dr Linda Lynch revealed that the deceased was a young man 17-20 years old when he died. Radiocarbon dating found he was buried between 1030 and 1200 A.D. While a strapping 5’10″ tall in a time when the average height was 5’5″, the youth suffered mild spinal joint disease likely caused by heavy physical labour from a young age. There is evidence on the bones that he did not die an easy death. Sharp force injuries on the ribs and hand point to his having been cut repeatedly with a knife or sword.”

http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/38408

Also: http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/archaeologists-find-bones-of-man-killed-about-1-000-years-ago-1.2350323

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