Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old human remains and animal sacrifices in Dorset

by The Fabulous Weird Trotters August 22, 2023

Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have unearthed a Bronze Age burial site during their excavation at a prehistoric settlement in Dorset.

The site, located in Winterborne Kingston, has been the focus of Bournemouth University’s Department of Archaeology and Anthropology for nearly fifteen years, during which they uncovered settlements from the Iron Age. However, this year marked the first time that Bronze Age remains were found on the site.

The discovery includes the burial of an adult male in a tightly packed grave alongside collared urns, indicating the transition from the Neolithic period to the Early Bronze Age, making it approximately 4000 years old.