June
20
/ 2022
A bone expert investigating a mass grave in Ireland has found clear evidence of hyper-violence, including smashed bones and bound limbs. Last year, beneath Nancy Spain’s Public House, Barrack Street, Cork, Ireland, archaeologists unearthed a mass grave. Now, a bone expert detective has determined four of the men “met a violent end.” For most of us, the only interaction we ever have with the word “osteo” is when discussing our mum’s and grannies' pains. This is because the science of osteopathy revolves around how bones, muscles, ligaments and connective tissues function together. However, in an Ancient Origins context, osteoarcheologists study human skeletons excavated at archaeological sites. And then, based on bone evidence alone, they rebuild the circumstances of how these
