О том, что человечество издревле разукрашивает себя татуировками, известно давно. А вот находка, сделанная археологами в графстве Дорсет недалеко от Уэймута, позволила говорить, что в древние времена викинги украшали резьбой собственные зубы...
В 2009-ом году было обнаружена братская могила, в которой лежали 54 скелета. Отдельно от них были захоронены черепа (51 штука), рёбра и кости ног. Обследуя зубы, учёные обратили внимание на аккуратно вырезанные на них горизонтальные полоски. Судя по тому, насколько аккуратно сделана резьба, работу выполнял хороший мастер, а сама процедура была очень болезненной.
Чего ради викинги страдали подобным образом — загадка. Возможно, предполагают исследователи, это было частью какого-то ритуала посвящения в воины, а, возможно, означало принадлежность к определенному сословию.
Что касается других подробностей, то с помощью радиоуглеродного анализа и изотопного метода удалось узнать, что викинги, чьи останки обнаружили, жили примерно в Х начале XI века. А из того, что на телах не было никакой одежды и несколько черепов отсутствовало, ученые пришли к выводу, что их в качестве трофеев забрали палачи.
TRANSLATION
The fact that mankind since ancient times decorates herself with tattoos, long been known. But the finding, made by archaeologists in Dorset near Weymouth, allowed to say that in ancient times the Vikings were decorated with carving your own teeth.
In the year 2009 it was discovered a mass grave in which lay the skeleton 54. Separate from the skull had been buried (51 pieces), rib and leg bones. Examining your teeth, the scientists noticed neatly carved on them like horizontal stripes. Judging by how carefully done carving, the work carried out a good master, and the procedure was very painful.
Why should the Vikings have suffered a similar way - an enigma. Perhaps, suggest the researchers, it was part of a ritual of initiation into the warrior, and would probably mean belonging to a particular class.
As for other details, then using radiocarbon dating and isotope method, we found out that the Vikings, whose remains are found, lived about the beginning of the X XI century. And the fact that the bodies had no clothes, and several skulls were absent, scientists have concluded that they were taken as booty by the executioners.
In the year 2009 it was discovered a mass grave in which lay the skeleton 54. Separate from the skull had been buried (51 pieces), rib and leg bones. Examining your teeth, the scientists noticed neatly carved on them like horizontal stripes. Judging by how carefully done carving, the work carried out a good master, and the procedure was very painful.
Why should the Vikings have suffered a similar way - an enigma. Perhaps, suggest the researchers, it was part of a ritual of initiation into the warrior, and would probably mean belonging to a particular class.
As for other details, then using radiocarbon dating and isotope method, we found out that the Vikings, whose remains are found, lived about the beginning of the X XI century. And the fact that the bodies had no clothes, and several skulls were absent, scientists have concluded that they were taken as booty by the executioners.
