Vikings adorn themselves carving on the teeth. This procedure was very painful Bashny.Net

The fact that mankind since ancient times decorates himself with tattoos, has long been known. But the discovery made by archaeologists in Dorset near Weymouth allowed to say that in ancient times the Vikings were decorated with carvings own teeth.

In 2009, the year it was discovered a mass grave in which lay the skeleton 54. Apart from them, they were buried skull (51 piece), ribs and leg bones. Examining teeth, scientists have paid attention to carefully cut them horizontal stripes. Judging by how carefully done carving, good master work performed, and the procedure was very painful.

Why should the Vikings have suffered in this way - a mystery. Perhaps, the researchers suggest, it was part of a ritual of initiation into soldiers, and possibly meant belonging to a particular caste.

As for other details, then using radiocarbon and isotope method has learned, the Vikings, whose remains are found, lived about X beginning of XI century. And the fact that the bodies had no clothes and a few skulls missing, the researchers came to the conclusion that they were taken as trophies executioners.

Source: www.scienceblog.ru

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