Fifty-one decapitated skeletons found in a burial pit in Dorset, England, last June appear to be Scandinavian Vikings, scientists say. Archaeologists from Oxford believe the men were probably executed by local Anglo-Saxons in front of an audience sometime between 910 and 1030 AD. Read more about it in the BBC News at this link.
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03/14/2010: Decapitated Skeletons in Dorset appear to be Scandinavian Vikings
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