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Archaeological discoveries in Scotland

Overview

Archaeological research in Scotland has yielded significant findings regarding Iron Age structures and medieval warfare. In Sutherland, Highland Archaeology Services uncovered a well-preserved stone structure at the Evericks quarry, which may have functioned as a well or ritual site.

Simultaneously, bioarchaeologists from the University of Bradford and Uppsala University have analyzed ‘Skeleton 150’, a 700-year-old man discovered at Stirling Castle. Detailed examinations using X-rays and micro-CT scanning revealed 167 fractures, including 61 to the skull. Researchers suggest these injuries are consistent with a single, massive blunt-force impact from a trebuchet, potentially dating to the 1304 siege of Stirling Castle by King Edward I. This discovery may provide the first documented archaeological evidence of a person killed by such a siege engine.

Entities

Stirling Castle · University of Bradford · Edward I · Paleopathology Association · Uppsala University

Timeline

  1. 25 days ago

    [CULTURE] 4 sources
    Stirling Castle skeleton may be first documented trebuchet victim

    A study of a 700-year-old skeleton found at Stirling Castle suggests the man may be the first documented victim of a trebuchet, showing 167 blunt-force fractures.

  2. 25 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Scotland archaeological finds reveal Iron Age structures and medieval siege trauma

    Archaeologists in Scotland have uncovered an Iron Age stone structure in Sutherland and identified a medieval skeleton at Stirling Castle that likely succumbed to a trebuchet strike during a 14th-century siege.

Sources

aeiou.pt · futurezone.de · gigazine.net · independent.co.uk · nazology.net · zmescience.com