Raids and bloody rituals among ancient steppe nomads

(University of Bern) Traces of violence on 1700 year old skeletons allow researchers to reconstruct warfare and sacrifices of nomads in Siberia. An international and interdisciplinary team of anthropologists, archaeologists and specialists in forensic sciences led by Marco Milella from the University of Bern performed a detailed and revealing analysis of the traumas found on the skeletal remains.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news