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Friday 12th March 2010 Viking skeletons in Dorset pit
Fifty-one skeletons laying in a Dorset burial pit have been identified
as Scandinavian Vikings according to scientists. The bones, which all
once belonged to young men who died in violent circumstances, were
discovered last June at Ridgeway Hill, near Weymouth.
Oxford Archaeology excavated 51 skulls to examine the remains in an
attempt to link the find to historical events. Project manager David
Score said: "To find out that the young men executed were Vikings is a
thrilling development. Any mass grave is a relatively rare find, but
to find one on this scale, from this period of history, is extremely
unusual." Dorset
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