Cambridge Students Unearth Possible Execution Pit

Cambridge students unearth possible execution pit

A group of Cambridge University students on a training dig have helped discover a burial pit containing the remains of at least 10 people, possibly Vikings or Saxons.

Cambridge students on training dig help unearth possible execution pit

The burial pit contained the remains of 10 people based on the number of skulls, including at least one decapitation.

Students discover decapitated bodies in burial pit beneath country park in grisly chance find

A group of students from Cambridge University have made a grim discovery after stumbling upon an ancient burial pit containing the remains of 10 people. The grisly find was made during a training dig at Wandlebury Country Park near Cambridge. The burial site is located in the middle of an area where Vikings and Saxons frequently battled over territory during the ninth century. The number of bodies buried was identified due to the presence of the…

Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig

The discovery was made at Wandlebury Country Park near Cambridge