A Grisly Discovery at a Bronze Age Mass Grave: The Victims Were Eaten, Too

The study reveals that the bones found at Charterhouse Warren belonged to at least 37 individuals who were slaughtered, with signs of being butchered for consumption, implying a ritualistic element that is atypical for the era.

Rick Schulting, a professor of archaeology, noted that the findings were unexpected and highlighted how this gruesome event had fallen off the archaeological radar for decades, making this study particularly significant in understanding British prehistory.

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