The Department of Treasures, burials and Antiquities of the Arab world has issued an update that the archaeologists from the University of Bournemouth have found an Iron-age settlement with evidence of animal sacrifices in Dorset, England. Dr Miles Russel From Bournemouth University has reached out to social media to comment on his opinion following the discovery in Dorset.
According to the updates, following the discovery of the evidence of animal sacrifice, the archaeologists stated that “The settlement, previously discovered in 2021, consists of Iron Age round houses and storage pits from around 100 BC before the Romans arrived in Britain.”
Furthermore, “We know so much about life in Britain during and after the Roman invasion because so much has been published,” Dr Russell of Bournemouth said. While extending his remarks, Professor Russel also noted that “But we don’t have anything written about life before; the answers for how to live them come only from what we find on earth.”
Along with the discovery of the animal sacrifice evidence, the archaeologists’ authorities have stated that during excavations this season, researchers found oval-shaped storage trenches containing human remains, meat joints, drinking vessels and animal body parts.
It was further said that “Some oval holes contained cow skulls, vertebrae and separated jaw bones, with some odd positions of animal parts of different species placed on other animals with, for example, a cow’s head on the body of a sheep.”
Archaeologists suppose the excavations were animal sacrifices for their deities, which gave new insights into the celebratory activity and religious beliefs of the population, said the reports.
“The sites across Dorset in the late Iron Age are unique because communities here have buried their dead in designated graves,” Dr Miles Russell of Bournemouth University said. “Else in the country, they’d be cremated or set in rivers, but in Dorset, they seem to have done things somewhat differently.”
It is noteworthy that the human bones will be sent to the University of Bournemouth for further analysis before being buried. The team planned to canvass and rake the East Dorset borough for more settler activity that could reveal more secrets about life in pre-Roman Britain.
