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Bronze Age Britain: Traces of 4,500 years of cannibalism and mass murder revealed!

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December 17, 2024

4,500-year-old human bones unearthed in a well in Somerset, England, challenge the assumption that the Bronze Age was peaceful. Remains bearing traces of massacre and cannibalism have revealed a dark side of the period.

The Bronze Age was a period of cultural and technological change in Britain.

But according to new research, it was also a period of cannibalism.

BCE Analyses of human remains dating back to 2,500 years ago show that dozens of people were killed, cut up and consumed in a very violent event.

A team led by Oxford University analyzed the bones of at least 37 people in a 15-meter-deep well in the village of Charterhouse Warren in Somerset. The remains showed signs of death by blunt force, deliberate dismemberment and partial cannibalism.
Although the Bronze Age is generally thought to be a peaceful period, this discovery deeply shakes this perception. Professor Rick Schulting, who led the research, said, “These findings show that the period presents a much more violent picture than previously thought.”

Analysis of the bones reveals that the victims were killed by being hit in the head with blunt objects, their bodies were dismembered and some were consumed.
The cattle remains found among the bones suggest that this cannibalism was not committed due to food scarcity, but for other reasons.

Researchers suggest that cannibalism may have been committed to dehumanize enemies and equate them with animals. The fact that human bones were stored mixed with cattle bones supports this theory. The investigation suggests the victims were caught off guard by a surprise attack, not a skirmish, and that the massacre was carried out by an organised enemy group.
“Charterhouse Warren is a find that will completely change our understanding of prehistoric Britain. It sheds light on the dark side of human behaviour, seeing that this was not a one-off tragedy and that the past could be violent, comparable to modern atrocities,” Schulting added.
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