The custom of chopping up the bones of dead people on the ancient island of Scotland

The small and scraped marks were clearly visible on the bones of the Stone Age Orkney Islands, before they were buried in a mass grave.

A new study through remains of remains found in the Scottish island of Orkney concludes that small cuts and scraping are evidence of the practice of slaughtering meat . Scholars argue that the autopsy of dead bodies 6,000 years ago aimed at eliminating their personal identity because of the concept of the ancients, ancestors were considered collectively, according to Pressliberal.

The hand bone segment has a scrape cut, most likely to remove the flesh from the bone.(Photo: Dealine News).

In addition, the removal of the body and the corpse also helps the islanders to reduce the decay rate of the body. Research on burial practices in Orkney during Stone Age conducted by Dr. Rebecca Crozier of the University of the Philippines. Crozier is an expert on human bones, forensic archeology and cemetery analysis.

The Orkney Islands are home to at least 72 tombs, dating back to the year 4,000 BC. Crozier's work focused on two ancient tombs at Quanterness and Quoyness, including detailed analysis of more than 12,275 previously excavated bone fragments. Previous archaeological studies have found that the bones of the dead are mixed in two burial graves instead of intact. They concluded that the bones were cremated or buried after fat and muscle breakdown.

However, in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, Dr. Crozier found evidence that bulging corpses were taken to the grave, where the mourners divided the body, shed muscle and fat. off the bones in the ritual ritual. Crozier uses a method called "zonal system" that allows archaeologists to create a detailed database of remains to draw similarities between traces found on bones.

An ancient mass grave on the Orkney Islands, Scotland.(Photo: Deadline News).

Not only did he find that the skeletons were smashed into pieces, Crozier also found 40 cases of gaps, indicating that the bone was subjected to strong battering from hard objects. In it, a bone was smashed twice with a stone tool. Crozier also discovered 10 specimens of fine cuts, 19 specimens with a tight spot and 3 specimens with a scrape. This is evidence for intentional braking of dead bodies.

According to Crozier, the braking is a way to turn individual traits into collective characteristics and put dead people in unrecognizable remains.