Bus Stop An Execution Site...1500 Years Ago

The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | 11-26-2005 | Richard Macey

[blam]

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[Viking2002]

A bit harsh, but ya gotta deal with those gangbangers in a language they understand......! LOL

[joshhiggins]

his head was 40 centimetres off to the side

Sounds like Islam was practiced in Australia almost 1500 years ago.

[taxesareforever]

In January, when EnergyAustralia workers laying cables in Ocean Street, Narrabeen, found human bones beneath a bus stop, they called police. The remains have since been identified as those of an Aborigine who died up to 1500 years ago.

Wow!! 1500 years ago they had mass transit and this is as far as we have progressed.

[Steve0113]

Two healed depressed fractures in the man's skull hinted it was not the first time he had been physically punished. The three attacks suggested the man was "a repeat offender".

This blatant speculation is comical. There's no chance the guy tripped and hit his head on something, or any of dozens of other possible explanations for the first two injuries. They're sure he was "punished", and therefore a "repeat offender"? Get serious, guys.

[blam]

Hmmmm. This was about the same time as the worldwide affecting Dark Ages.

[ExcursionGuy84]

"Deeeeeaaad Men...tell...No...Tales."

[Freedom_Fighter_2001]

but...but...it can't be the Aborigines...they are too noble...too peaceful...

[pabianice]

Another outrage perpetrated by white Europeans! Oh, wait...AD 500? ...

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

One of 14 stone barbs found with his bones was a tool...But the 13 others had a darker purpose, once tipping the heads of multi-barbed "death spears".

Multicultural Triskaidekaphobia

[horse_doc]

Actually, it was the perfect teeth, that I thought was odd.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. I knew that mass transit was a threat to the society. ;')

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[Restorer]

You are exactly right.

Maybe he was a warrior and the previous injuries were from combat.

Maybe he got captured by the enemy and they hadn't heard about the Geneva Convention.

It's Bush's fault.

[Fester Chugabrew]

Look for a plastic Wal-Mart bag nearby.

[madison10]

The guy sounds like he was some sort of royalty--muscular, 30-40 years old, perfect teeth...he's just missing the royal crown for his off-center head.

[BenLurkin]

But if only they had let him live . . . he might have gone on to write children's books.

[Steve0113]

Maybe he was a warrior and the previous injuries were from combat.

And the lethal injuries could well have been the result of an ambush. That's at least as likely as the "repeat offender" crap.

[RetiredSWO]

Exactly -- just like those stories they wrap around findings
on the Discovery Channel.

[Dustbunny]

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