Stonehenge Archer
The Stonehenge Archer, a Bronze Age man found in Stonehenge's outer ditch, was carefully buried with stone wrist-guard and arrowheads. Radiocarbon dating suggests his death around 2300 BCE, shedding light on ancient practices.
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The Stonehenge Archer is a Bronze Age man whose body was found in the outer ditch of Stonehenge in England. Unlike typical burials in the area, he was not in a barrow but was carefully buried in the ditch. Radiocarbon dating places his death around 2300 BCE, aligning with other nearby burials like the Amesbury Archer. The man was named the Stonehenge Archer due to the stone wrist-guard and flint arrowheads found with him, some of which were lodged in his bones, indicating he may have been killed by them. His remains were excavated in 1978 and are now housed in the Salisbury Museum. The discovery sheds light on ancient burial practices and the presence of archers in the region during that time.
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