Vikings in English grave had filed teeth
Friday, July 8, 2011 - 07:32
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- In what is believed to be a gravesite filled with thousand year old Viking bodies along with separated heads, in southern Britain, a new artifact has been discovered; one of the slain Vikings had his two front teeth filed horizontally. Though its not known exactly why, whether to instill fear in victims, to impress comrades or even to show rank, the filing of the teeth, likely a painful process, is a unique find, in that it is something that is rarely seen in early European history.