A team of archaeologists has uncovered the remains of ‘hundreds’ of ancient warriors at a Danish bog known as Alken Enge.
The skeletons, thought to date back about 2,000 years, appear to have been sacrificed at the bog, according to a written statement from Aarhus University, which conducted the dig along with collaborators from Denmark’s Skanderborg and Moesgård Museums.
“It’s clear that this must have been a quite far-reaching and dramatic event that must have had profound effect on the society of the time,” Project Manager Mads Kähler Holst, professor of archaeology at Aarhus University said in the statement.
The particular motivation for the sacrifices remains unclear, but the Skanderborg Museum’s website notes that “The area has been a focal point for a wider hinterland as a place to conduct sacrificial rituals, which appear to have taken place regularly during the Iron Age.”
Alken Enge: Danish Bog Excavation Reveals Remains Of Hundreds Of Ancient Soldiers