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The remains of the fallen were gathered together and all the flesh was cleaned from the bones, which were then sorted and brutally desecrated before being cast into the lake. The warriors bones are mixed with the remains of slaughtered animals and clay pots that probably contained food sacrifices. We are fairly sure that this was a religious act. It seems that this was a holy site for a pagan religion – a sacred grove – where the victorious conclusion of major battles was marked by the ritual presentation and destruction of the bones of the vanquished warriors, adds Mads Kähler Holst.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:09:16 +0000

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