51 unidentified pirate corpses were found at death row in England

51 bodies of naked men were beheaded and placed side by side when heads were neatly arranged next to them - just found in a 1,000-year-old hole in southern England, according to the results of carbon analysis. announced earlier this month.

The event of 51 bodies buried in the same place occurred at a time when Britain was against intruding pirates, according to archaeologists. They are also working hard to clarify the identity of those killed. The body is believed to be a prisoner of war, possibly a pirate. According to David Score excavation team leader of Oxford Archeology - the company about archaeological services, their heads were swung or slashed.

Published in June, the aforementioned pit was discovered during an archaeological survey before proceeding to make a road near the coastal town of Waymouth.

Wounds on the skin

Many skeletons have deep markings on the skull, jaw and neck. Score said: 'The majority of corpses may have been beaten very much'. There were also some signs of trauma on the corpse, indicating that they were probably still alive when beheaded. A victim seemed to raise his hand in defense. 'This person's hand seems to have lost its fingers.' The team thinks that the heads are folded aside to symbolize victory.

Beheaded but healthy

It was strange that the vestiges of clothing were not detected, perhaps the victims were buried in a naked state. Even if weapons or valuables were taken away, 'we could have found bone buttons or similar things, but so far we have not found anything. ', Score said.

He added: 'It seems that they are a very muscular, healthy group of young people. This is the classic type of warrior '. Thanks to the analysis of radioactive carbon dating, it was determined that the burial occurred in 890 to about 1034 AD. During this time, Britain was divided by the Anglo-Saxons in the west and south and the Danes in the north and east.

Discovered 51 headless pirate corpses at the death hole in England (Photo: nationalgeographic.com)

The Anglo-Saxons colonized Britain in the early 400s, establishing a country on the Great Britain island and promoting English development. Around the time of this mass burial, the Celts still occupied the majority of non-British areas in Great Britain, including Scotland and Wales.

Score said: 'The Danes and Saxons have been in constant clashes all over the UK'. The first Britons also faced the pirate disaster - Scandinavian seafarers who looted coastal areas. According to Score, 'that's not a strange boat attack. It is noted that up to 94 long boats attacked London from one side, then they reached the coast. '

CSI: Weymouth

The team hopes that chemical analysis carried out on the teeth of buried people can reveal whether they mature in Britain or in Scandinavia. Muscular signs on bones also help reveal whether the beheaded people are pirate rappers because 'too strong physical activity in a particular direction also affects bone' badly. 'It can be said that they have an undeveloped lower part as well as an extraordinary strength of their hands. Those are the people who have to do heavy sailing. '

Anglo-Saxon murderers, pirates become victims

The burial site that stands out from the top, near the main road leading to the ancient Weymouth, shows that a group of locals have done this killing, according to Score. He also added: 'Such positions are places often applied to the Saxon and medieval executions. If you are a viking pirate, you will remove the body of the person you killed in the town or on the beach. '

Kim Siddorn - author of the book "Viking Weapons and Warefare" - suspects that people executed in fact are pirates. He said: 'I think this is probably a group of pirates that have been trapped. They left the boat, went to the mainland, and then fell in love with the Saxons and were eventually forced to surrender '.

According to Siddorn - who founded Regia Anglorum - it is difficult to distinguish ancient British warriors and pirates from battle. He said: 'You will see that pointing out the difference between pirates and Saxons is not easy if they appear in front of you in battle costumes.' Both use spears as main weapons, with swords and axes to support.

But pirates seize the element of surprise and quantity to prevail. 'While pirates are no better than Saxons on the battlefield as they rob a lot of goods. In the era of pirates, it would be unsafe if you were anywhere in a radius of 20 miles (32 kilometers) off the coast. '