Posted on 07/15/2020 9:31:13 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
During the excavation work at Wellwick Farm near Wendover, archaeologists discovered a skeleton of an adult male buried face down in a ditch with hands bound together under his pelvis.
The unusual burial position suggests the iron age man may have been a victim of a murder or execution.
Osteologists are currently examining the skeleton for further evidence of foul play.
Dr. Rachel Wood, Project Archaeologist said: "We already knew that Buckinghamshire is rich in archaeology but discovering a site showing human activity spanning 4,000 years came as a bit of a surprise to us.
"The death of the Wellwick Farm man remains a mystery to us but there aren't many ways you end up in a bottom of a ditch, face down, with your hands bound. We hope our osteologists will be able to shed more light on this potentially gruesome death..."
The archaeological works have revealed a wealth of archaeology with evidence of human activity dating from the Neolithic to the Medieval period, a time spanning around 4000 years...
The section of the HS2 route is being prepared to build the Wendover Green Tunnel and the Wendover North Cutting.
The archaeology programme is a central part of HS2's ground preparation works for Phase One of the project - London to Birmingham.
HS2, its contractors and supply chain are well underway with a programme of work, clearing sites, ahead of main construction.
(Excerpt) Read more at bucksherald.co.uk ...
The Smog Strangler? The Lopper?
That’s what happens when you try to rip off the casinos!
I was thinking along the same lines when I saw “Wendover.” I had no idea that Neolithic Europeans made it all the way to the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Mistletoe deal gone bad...
Could this be Jimmy Hoffa?
“...a skeleton of an adult male buried face down in a ditch with hands bound together under his pelvis”.
Wouldn’t that be the same as buried with his hands bound in front of him? ‘under his pelvis’ makes it sound as if somehow there is a reason to place his hands under the pelvis, it’s just that he’s buried faced down, bound, no?
“I had no idea that Neolithic Europeans made it all the way to the Great Salt Lake Desert.”
It’s a closely kept secret. I learned about it from Scott Wolter.
Suicide...
It could have been Crazy Joe Davola.
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