Weymouth Burial Study

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On June 2009, a pit was dug to construct the Weymouth Relief Road unravelling a gruesome discovery, a burial area for Vikings. It was discovered in Ridgeway Hill near Weymouth, Dorset (South West, England). All the bodies in the pit have been decapitated and their skulls thrown to one side of the pit. According to archaeologist the pit is a burial compound for Viking mercenaries. 54 skeletons and 51 skulls lay in this area hence receiving the name, the Headless Vikings of Dorset. It seems that the men were executed, however they did not obliged quietly. This is present through the wounds on their skulls, hands and wrist bones suggesting that some may have tried to fight off the executioner. The Vikings ribs, skulls and leg bones were separated

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