Huge Cache of Human Bones Has Revealed 'Barbarian' War Rituals During The Roman Empire

[Judi Lynn]

What they did to their dead is... interesting.

MICHELLE STARR 22 MAY 2018
Archaeologists in Denmark have made a rare and extremely valuable find. Preserved in wetlands peat sediment, the remains of a fierce battle that raged in the first century CE, leaving nearly 2,100 bones to tell the tale millennia later - challenging what we know about barbarian warfare.

The Germanic tribes were ferocious warriors, instrumental in taking down the Roman Empire in the 5th century CE.

For hundreds of years before that, the tribes were a thorn in the Empire's side, and they were, by surviving Roman accounts, fearsome and intimidating foes. Their violent, ritualised behaviour after battles became something of a cliche.

Actual well-preserved human remains at battle sites, however, have been extremely scarce. And, while we shall remain forever grateful for the Roman scribes, there's only so much written accounts can tell us.

More:
https://www.sciencealert.com/germanic-battle-1st-century-ce-post-war-rituals-alken-enge-denmark