An Army Sacrificed in a Bog [ Alken, Denmark, 2K ago ]

Past Horizons Archaeology ^ | July 2012 | Aarhus University

[Red Badger]

Probably a Roman expeditionary force that was ambushed and annihilated.

Was never reported to Rome by the commander so it remained unknown to this day.....................

[lepton]

Thanks for the link. Interesting summary of the forensics.

[Redcitizen]

“ Cuts and slashes on the skeletons showed they had died violently but nothing is as yet known about the identity of the killers, or their victims.”

So these guys are BOGeys.

[SunkenCiv]

They may not have started out that way, but they sure ended up that way. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

Discovery Of Ancient Human Bones In Denmark Suggests A ‘Barbarian-on-barbarian’ War Took Place In Northern Europe
By Athena Yenko | May 22, 2018
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/228201/20180522/discovery-of-ancient-human-bones-in-denmark-suggests-a-barbarian-on-barbarian-war-took-place-in-northern-europe.htm

Direct evidence of a large Northern European Roman period martial event and postbattle corpse manipulation
Mads Kähler Holst, Jan Heinemeier, Ejvind Hertz, Peter Jensen, Mette Løvschal, Lene Mollerup, Bent Vad Odgaard, Jesper Olsen, Niels Emil Søe, and Søren Munch Kristiansen
PNAS June 5, 2018
http://www.pnas.org/content/115/23/5920
http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/115/23/5920/F1.large.jpg?width=800&height=600&carousel=1

http://www.google.com/search?q=Alken+Denmark+ancient+DNA&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&tbm=isch

[SunkenCiv]

Not even close.

[SunkenCiv]

My wild guess is, a surprise attack and massacre by one of the none-too-neighborly neighbors. The wounds (it sez) are consistent with the local weapons of that time.

[SunkenCiv]

Heh...

http://www.sofnrkfd.com/Norwegian-Culture.html

[SunkenCiv]