ScienceQuiet 33d · day 35
700-year-old skeleton may be first catapult casualty
Researchers identify badly fractured medieval remains as possibly the first recorded death from a giant siege weapon.
What to know
- A 700-year-old skeleton with severe fractures has been identified as possibly the first documented human casualty of a giant medieval catapult.
- The remains show evidence of blunt-force trauma consistent with being pinned to the ground by a siege weapon.
- The discovery represents a unique archaeological find linking skeletal remains directly to medieval siege warfare.
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