Archaeologists Baffled by ‘Exceptional’ Skull Find in Sweden’s Södermanland
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- Archaeologists in Södermanland found part of a skull belonging to a woman who lived during the Iron Age.
- Researchers believe the unusual hole in the skull may have been drilled.
Archaeologists in Sweden’s Södermanland region have found part of the skull of a woman who lived during the Iron Age.
What makes the discovery unusual is a hole in the cranium that researchers believe was drilled. The find has puzzled archaeologists, who have described it as exceptional.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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