Violent event in Early Bronze Age Britain

New evidence of violent conflict presents a darker picture of life in Early Bronze Age Britain than previously imagined. Remains found in a deep shaft reveal that the human victims had been butchered, possibly eaten, dismembered, and then discarded. A study led by the University of Oxford has uncovered the largest-scale example of interpersonal violence from the site of Charterhouse Warren, Somerset, England. Researchers analyzed over 3000 human bones from a 15-m-deep shaft. The remains of at least 37 individuals – men, women and children – showed clear signs of a violent death, including blunt force trauma, cutmarks, and perimortem fractures, indicating intentional butchery. The scientists note: “This was probably a single event occurring sometime between 2210 and 2010 cal [calibrated, i.e. radiocarbon dated] BC.” Their findings paint a picture…

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Ancient Warfare (Digital) - 1 Issue, AW XVIII.1

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