Summary
Archaeologists found evidence of a Bronze Age massacre and cannibalism in a Somerset pit.
At least 37 people, including children, were violently killed, dismembered, and likely eaten before being thrown into a 15-meter shaft.
The bones, discovered 50 years ago but recently re-examined, show signs of butchering and marrow extraction, with some bones chewed by human teeth.
Researchers suggest the massacre, dated between 2200BC and 2000BC, was a brutal act intended to terrorize the wider community.
This unprecedented find challenges assumptions about early Bronze Age Britain.
Anyone who has ever been in a British town centre on a Saturday night won’t be completely surprised
Or has experienced British tourists.