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A fallen tree near Collooney, Ireland, has uprooted a 1,000-year-old skeleton – and a medieval murder mystery along with it.
According to CNN, the 215-year-old tree fell "sometime before May." Tangled in its roots was a skeleton dating back to sometime between 1030 and 1200.
Researchers believe the 17- to 20-year-old man died violently because his remains showed evidence of stab wounds. He was on his back with his head toward the west, indicating a Christian burial.
"It could be a local conflict/battle or personal dispute that resulted in his death," Marion Dowd of Sligo-Leitrim Archaeological Services told CNN.
The upper portion of the skeleton under excavation, trapped in the root matrix of the collapsed beech tree.
Posted by Sligo-Leitrim Archaeological Services on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
The lower leg bones of the skeleton remain in the grave, undisturbed. The upper leg bones (femora) were broken when the tree toppled over.Photo: Thorsten Kahlert
Posted by Sligo-Leitrim Archaeological Services on Tuesday, September 8, 2015
