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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Pre-Roman decapitated skeleton unearthed in UK
The skeleton found on the old allotment land at Soham [Credit: Cambridge News]
Archaeologists have unearthed decapitated human remains beneath former allotment land in Soham. Experts from the Hertford-based firm Archaeological Solutions are currently excavating a Roman settlement on land off Fordham Road, before 96 homes are built on the site.
Among the wealth of artefacts found are a number of human burials thought to predate the Roman settlement, including one where the person was decapitated before being put in the ground. Andrew Peachey, a specialist in prehistoric and Roman pottery at the company, said: “Prior to the Roman settlement, the margins of the Fen and island [of Ely] were heavily exploited by prehistoric settlers, including one who appears to have been decapitated before being placed in a crouched burial in a circular pit. Read the rest of this article...