May
23
/ 2018
Researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark have made a remarkable discovery concerning the human remains of Alken Enge, Jutland. A study published by PNAS that the size of barbarian armies in Iron Age Europe were much bigger than previously thought and that in this region the main warfare was ‘barbarian on barbarian’. In particular, the find questions the received wisdom on the nature of warfare and sophistication of local societies at this time. Discovery Site is NOT the Battlefield Archaeologists uncovered bones of dead warriors from an Iron Age battle, dated to approximately 2000 years ago in a 75-acre wetland area. Over 2100 bones and fragments were discovered, and the find was hailed as a significant one as it is
