Naked, beheaded, and tangled, the bodies of 51 young males found in the United Kingdom have been identified as brutally slain Vikings, archaeologists announced Friday. The decapitated skeletons—their heads stacked neatly to the side—were uncovered in June in a thousand-year-old execution pit near the southern seaside town of Weymouth United Kingdom map. Already radio-carbon dating results released in July had shown the men lived between A. Analysis of teeth from ten of the dead—who were mostly in their late teens and early 20s—indicates the raiding party had been gathered from different parts of Scandinavia, including one person thought to have come from north of the Arctic Circle. Oxygen isotopes from drinking water, for example, become fixed in people's teeth as they age.

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Bhatinda: The dead body of a young girl, without clothes, was found near a railway track in the town of Bathinda in Punjab, the police said on Wednesday. The body was beheaded and thrown under a bridge near the railway track in Bathinda's Sheesh Mahal Colony, the police said. The case will be solved soon," police officer Tarjinder Singh said. We have updated our Privacy and Cookie Policy. If you continue to use our site, you agree to the updated Policies. Nation Crime 18 Apr Naked, beheaded body Nation , Crime. Updated Apr 18, , am IST.
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Two suspects were charged with murder Monday. A housekeeper at the Rodeway Inn at 20 W. Houston Ave. Police found year-old Makayla Young face down on the bed with her arm bent behind her back, partially nude with bedding covering her nearly decapitated head, records show. Investigators said the state of the room appeared consistent with a fight and the victim likely tried to defend herself.
Police said the year-old victim hailed from Ludhiana and had travelled to Meerut with one Saqib, where they lived together in a rented accommodation. However, Saqib eyed the gold jewelry she had brought along to further his business, police said, and conspired with his family members and associates to plot her murder. They then proceeded to decapitate her and cut off her left hand — where she had a tattoo with his name — while mutilating the right hand. The body was then buried and salt was poured on the earth to decompose it faster, police said. The following day, a dog sniffed out a part of the body, which led to its discovery. He is currently receiving treatment, police said. Click here to join our channel indianexpress and stay updated with the latest headlines.