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Four of the woman's bones appear to have been broken and whittled. (University of York) | |
This Woman's Brains Were Scooped Out and Her Bones Were Broken and Whittled in Scotland 2,000 Years Ago
Researchers say the modifications may represent a previously unknown funerary ritual in Iron Age Britain | |
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