Brutalised, Bound and Bled
A Case of Later Iron Age Human Sacrifice From Winterborne Kingston, Dorset
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 8886567 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Miles Russell (0000-0001-9092-0860, Bournemouth University, autor de correspondencia), Martin J Smith (0000-0002-7377-511X, Bournemouth University), Martin Smith (0000-0002-0465-4760), Ellen Hambleton (0000-0002-6480-437X, Bournemouth University), Paul Cheetham (Bournemouth University), Heather M Tamminen (0000-0003-1435-542X, Bournemouth University), Heather Tamminen |
| Año | 2024 |
| Volumen | 104 |
| Páginas | 40-66 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2024-05-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The Antiquaries Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-5815 • E-ISSN: 1758-5309 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003581524000143 |
| OpenAlex | W4396903453 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 2 |
| Referencias citadas | 57 |
Although the practice of human sacrifice in the British Iron Age is mentioned by multiple authors, both ancient and modern, physical proof of such activity in the archaeological record is comparatively rare. At Winterborne Kingston, in Dorset, the skeletal remains of a young adult female found face down near the base of a cylindrical storage pit provides clear evidence of violent death in the later Iron Age. Analysis of the skeleton suggests an individual who led a hard-working life and who, having suffered an act of violence a few weeks before death, was killed, possibly with her hands tied, by a blade incision to the neck. Placement of the body further suggests that killing was enacted within the pit, execution as spectacle forming the final act in a larger ceremony involving the creation of an animal bone stack or platform
Ancient history · Archaeology · Blunt · Ceremony · Iron Age · Political science · Sacrifice · Skeleton (computer programming · Sociology · Spectacle · Anatomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Forensic and Genetic Research · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Law · Medicine · Surgery
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| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
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| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 2 |