A Skeleton Found Beneath Scotland's Stirling Castle Had More than 160 Fractures; Researchers Say It Is the First Confirmed Death From a Trebuchet
Researchers say 167 fractures, including 61 in the skull, point to a high-energy siege engine strike as the likely cause of death.
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Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet
BERLIN — A 14th-century skeleton riddled with fractures may be the oldest known evidence of a death by trebuchet, or "siege engine," new research finds. The individual, a medieval man whose remains were found inside Stirling Castle in Scotland, may have even been the victim of a famous trebuchet called the "War Wolf" built on the orders of the king of England.The young man's remains, which researchers call Skeleton 150, were discovered in the St…
A skeleton found beneath Scotland's Stirling Castle had more than 160 fractures; researchers say it is the first confirmed death from a trebuchet
A 14th-century skeleton found beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle may be the first confirmed archaeological evidence of a person killed by a trebuchet. Researchers found more than 160 fractures, including 61 breaks in the skull and nearly 60 in the ribs. The injuries suggest the man was struck from behind by a high-speed boulder during the 1304 siege of the castle.
The remains of the young man, which scientists call "skeleton no. 150," were found in 1997 in Stirling Castle Chapel along with seven other medieval graves. In the Middle Ages, the vast majority of people were buried in their parish church graveyard, so the discovery of eight skeletons under the royal chapel was an unexpected discovery, said Jo Buckberry, a biological anthropologist at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, in a prese…
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