The bones show evidence of multiple traumatic injuries—and some even appear to have been gnawed by wolves or dogs.
Archaeologists have discovered a set of human remains that they told Newsweek sheds light on the violent past of the Anglo-Scottish border regionA team with local contractors Border Reivers Archaeology Unit uncovered the remains during monitoring of utilities work in the grounds of the parish church in Swinton village, Scotland, which today lies around three miles northwest of the border with England.
They were often driven simply by the desire to survive in the challenging conditions of the region, raiding for livestock and other supplies.Swinton Parish Church was initially constructed in A.D. 1100 and its grounds were later used as a refuge in the primary period of Anglo-Scottish conflict.'Swinton was attacked at least four times between 1487 and 1593,' Shannon Armstrong with BRAU told Newsweek.
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