Interesting indeed. I had been following this ever since the first discovery. I suspect that they probably mocked the local fish and chips, or complained about the beer.
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maybe some relatives, Weegs? > > > http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science/03/12/viking.olympics/index.html?hpt=T2 > > *London, England (CNN)* -- They were 51 young men who met a grisly death far > from home, their heads chopped off and their bodies thrown into a mass > grave. > > Their resting place was unknown until last year, when workmen excavating for > a road near the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue in Weymouth, England, > unearthed the grave. But questions remained about who the men were, how long > they had been there and why they had been decapitated. > > On Friday, officials revealed that analysis of the men's teeth shows they > were Vikings, executed with sharp blows to the head around a thousand years > ago. They were killed during the Dark Ages, when Vikings frequently invaded > the region. > > "To find out that the young men executed were Vikings is a thrilling > development," said David Score, project manager for Oxford Archaeology, > which excavated the remains. "Any mass grave is a relatively rare find, but > to find one on this scale, from this period of history, is extremely unusual > and presents an incredible opportunity to learn more about what is happening > in Dorset at this time." > > Radiocarbon dating had already placed the remains between A.D. 890 and 1030, > before the Norman conquest of Anglo-Saxon England. > > ... > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:313359 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
