TV crew uncovers 2,000-year-old murder mystery during shoot at ancient British settlement

Archaeologists uncovered a 2,000-year-old murder mystery while filming a television show in the United Kingdom — one that raises more questions than answers.

Bournemouth University announced the discovery, which involved Channel 4 host Sandi Toksvig, in late October.The excavation was part of a new series called “Sandi Toksvig’s Hidden Wonders.”

Toksvig, who studied archaeology at the University of Cambridge, joined thearchaeological excavationcentered around a 2,000-year-old Iron Age settlement in Dorset.

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The settlement belonged to the Durotriges, a tribe that lived inrural Dorsetbefore the Roman conquest. 

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Archaeologists in Dorset unearthed a 2,000-year-old Iron Age burial site while filming a Channel 4 documentary with Sandi Toksvig.(Bournemouth University)

At the site, archaeologists uncovered artifacts from daily life in Iron Age Britain, including bronze brooches, a bone comb and a bangle made of bronze.

Then, during filming, the team was surprised to find a skeleton buried face down in a pit — a teenage girl who was likely murdered as part of a human sacrifice.

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The girl’s body was found face down and tangled, unlike the formal burials discovered nearby.(Bournemouth University)

In the Bournemouth University release, excavation leader Miles Russell said that the team was “particularly shocked to hear that this could have been a human sacrifice.”

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“It was obvious from Sandi’s own interest in archaeology that she was deeply moved by what had been uncovered,” the researcher added.

�does suggest marked disrespect.”

Archaeologists found a variety of artifacts at the ancient settlement, along with the teenager’s skeleton.(Bournemouth University)

He added that the condition of the teen’s muscle attachments and intervertebral discs suggests that she performed hard manual labor and lifted heavy weights throughout her life.

“This seems to indicate that the pit burials were at the lower end of society, possibly representing the enslaved or prisoners of war,” Russell noted.

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The victim also had an unhealed wrist fracture, which suggests she was defending herself at the time of her death. 

Her wrists appeared to have been tied as well, which indicates “sacrifice, or at least deliberate execution,” Russell said.

“This seems to indicate that the pit burials were at the lower end of society, possibly representing the enslaved or prisoners of war,” Russell said.(Bournemouth University)

“It’s really a case of archaeological evidence supporting the Roman view that, not only did human sacrifice occur in Iron Age,pre-Roman Britain,but that it happened a lot,” the archaeologist concluded.

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“What we’re trying to do now is to ascertain who the victims were, regarding status and position, and why they were selected for such a fate, effectively giving back their voice.”