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  • Does this skull belong to a soldier of the Battle of Hastings? 1,000-year-old remains found...

    05/22/2014 7:01:56 PM PDT · by Pharmboy · 68 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 5-22-14 | Sarah Griffiths
    Full headline: Does this skull belong to a soldier of the Battle of Hastings? 1,000-year-old remains found near famous battlefield reveal man was hacked six times in the head from behind Remains were found Lewes, East Sussex - around 20 miles from the famous battlefield - on the site of a medieval hospital They belong to a 45-year-old-man who took six sword blows to the top of his head before dying Scientists used radio carbon dating to conclude that the man was probably involved in fighting at the time of the Norman invasion They think he was likely British because...