Britain's cannibal victims seen for the first time in 4,500 years: Grisly remains reveal how dozens of people were killed, butchered and consumed in the Bronze Age

The Bronze Age was a time of cultural and technological change in Britain. Analysis of human remains dating back to 2500BC indicates that dozens of people were killed, butchered and consumed during a very violent incident. Analysis of human remains dating back to 2500BC indicates that dozens of people were killed, butchered and consumed during a very violent incident A team of archaeologists, led by the University of Oxford, examined more than 3,000 human bones and bone fragments unearthed in Charterhouse Warren, a hamlet in Somerset While there have been hundreds of human skeletons found in Britain dating back to a similar time, direct evidence for violent conflict is rare. ‘We actually find more evidence for injuries to skeletons dating to the Neolithic period in Britain than the Early Bronze Age, so Charterhouse Warren stands out as something very unusual’, said lead author Professor Rick Schulting. The researchers said evidence of a violent death – with no indication of a fight – implies the victims were taken by surprise ‘Charterhouse Warren is one of those rare archaeological sites that challenges the way we think about the past.’ Professor Schulting added.