Bodies found in dig at A14 site may have met a violent end
Archaeological finds dating back thousands of years have been unearthed during the latest works on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon upgrade, including a pair of unusual burials.
Two bodies were among the major finds on a 74-acre site which was excavated by Mola Headland Archaeologists, with the bodies having both had their legs chopped off and their skulls smashed in, with their legs found by their shoulders.
Placed in a T-shape, the lower legs of both individuals had been repositioned within their graves. Archaeologists say it is possible the legs were relocated whilst they were still partially fleshed.
Detailed analysis of the remains is required to discover more about the circumstances of the burial and to further understand how the bones have come to be out of place.
A spokesman for Mola said: “It is possible that the individuals were victims of violence; alternatively the bones may have been repositioned following a natural death and may reflect burial practices carried out as part of the funerary process.”
Amongst other findings was a Roman ditch, measuring roughly 3m wide and 1.5m deep, which would have formed a boundary with a raised bank beside it.
Archaeologists are exploring the theory that it may in fact be the remains of an earlier and very large temporary Roman military camp.