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
‘…the characters’ strength was a direct result of their necessary stoicism in the face of so much hostility.’ Discuss the role of women in Burial Rites.
Moundville has been the focus of a large amount of archaeological interest due to its impressive earthworks. Clarence B. Moore produced well-publicized works. During his time in Moundville in 1905 and 1906, Moore pierced the mounds with “trial holes,” finding numerous burials and related artifacts. Unlike many treasure hunters, Moore donated the majority of his find...
Good morning/afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the State Library of Queensland’s poetry celebration. It is my absolute pleasure to speak to you today.
In January 2005, contractors were excavating blocks of pavement to place electricity cables right at the corner of Ocean Street and Octavia Street, Narrabeen, NSW. The project was suspended due to an unanticipated discovery of a human skeleton buried underground, right beside a public bus shelter. The bones were in good state although some parts were missing. Fragments of primitive artefacts were also found around and inside the skeleton.
Beach Burial Beach Burial says only that men die and are buried. Is this a fair evaluation of the poem? Beach Burial is a poem which deals with many issues, not only about men dying and being buried. This is by no means a fair evaluation of the poem. The poem in actual fact deals with the problems in war, and it encases a hidden meaning, which is equality.
... other paintings of London, Derain uses brighter colors, whereas his color usage is more restrained in Regent Street, London.
as show, were subjected to brisk trials where some were killed, and some imprisoned for
...e placed over the heads of the condemned and they were hanged. Joining their other deserters. The thirteen remaining condemned men had four days to sit in the jail's dungeon to think about their deaths that would take place on Monday, February 15th. Chaplain Paris described the scene in a letter that appeared shortly afterward in the North Carolina Presbyterian and the Wilmington Journal:
and one was crushed to death. All of them were accused, by a group of
...lation that surrounded the case ended with the torturous deaths of most of the alleged conspirators. Some where burned at the stake and others were hanged. Still more were broken on the wheel. The deaths of several men and a family were carried out largely on the basis of one 16-year-old servant's ever changing word.
.... Their throats were cut and their abdomens were ripped. They were all murdered around the White Chapel area, and were all relatively close to one another.
Dr. Solecki stated: "The recovery of pollen grains around the Neanderthal burial was in itself unusual and without precedent to our knowledge, but to find flower pollen, and in quantity, was an added extraordinary dividend. The association of flowers with Neanderthals adds a whole new dimension to our knowledge of his humanness, indicating that he had 'soul’.” After the specific flowers were identified, Solecki then carried the research one step further and determined that seven of the eight flower species found in the grave are known in Iraq for their herbal and medicinal properties. Solecki then expressed the opinion: "It is extremely likely that, as practicing naturalists, the Neanderthals must have known and appreciated all of their environment,
In the earliest years of the Vikings, there was little history recorded due to the polytheistic views that they followed. After the Vikings converted to Christianity, there were eventually written documents created pertaining to their existence. In Viking Warfare, I.P. Stephenson states that the Vikings “first described attack took place in AD 789”(11). The Vikings were also known as Norsemen. They were great storytellers, and that is perhaps how society knows so much about them today. The stories that the Norsemen told were called Sagas. Today, Vikings are often depicted as murderous savages, but while they were not pillaging villages they were actually quite a peaceful civilization. There were three countries that Vikings evolved from; Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Although it may seem that all Vikings were on the same side, they quarreled with each other as well. Despite the fact that Viking battles were bloody and gruesome they were also known to be the most hygienic out of many of the earlier civilizations. There was not a huge percentage of Vikings that went out and raided but when they did they made a huge impact on what Vikings are now known for. The success of Viking warfare and raids relied primarily on the uses of armor, weapons, long ships, and battle tactics.
As the database will be used for research as well as town-planning by a wide variety of people, including historians, local councils, genealogists, sociologists and epidemiologists, it is anticipated that it will include not only information about the graveyards themselves, but also the buildings, individual gravestones and the records of people buried there. [Emphasis added]
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