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Iron Age Celtic chariot, weapons, gold unearthed at ‘princely grave’ in Germany

The Independent 16 Jun 2026
Burial unearthed during construction of a solar park near the city .
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Scientists found a 2,600-year-old brain inside an Iron Age skull and it was still intact

The Times of India 12 Jun 2026
A human brain that may date back more than two millennia has been recovered from a skull unearthed near York, offering an unusual case of soft tissue survival in Iron Age archaeology.
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In Iron Age Scotland, People Removed the Brains of the Dead and Sharpened Their Bones

Gizmodo 11 Jun 2026
A pair of skeletons offer rare insight into the ancient burial practices in Scotland's northern coast ....
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Did Iron Age Britons remove brains of the dead?

Ars Technica 11 Jun 2026
Very little is known about funerary practices in Iron Age Britain, since few human remains have survived ... Age cranium, leading the authors to conclude that it likely resulted from a targeted impact.
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Brain removal in Iron Age Scotland burial reveals far-reaching family ties

Phys Dot Org 10 Jun 2026
It is difficult to identify funerary practices in Iron Age (c ... and U.S ... ....
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Iron Age Britons likely removed corpse brains in strange funeral ritual

The Independent 10 Jun 2026
Motivation behind the skull manipulation ‘very difficult to interpret’, scientists say .
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Iron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the dead

New Scientist 10 Jun 2026
Scrape marks inside a skull and sharpened limb bones in a set of remains found in Scotland may be evidence of unusual Iron Age funerary rituals ... .
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Iron Age Scottish Woman May Have Had Her Brain Removed Before Burial: Study

NDTV 10 Jun 2026
An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according to a new study that sheds further light on the complex funerary rites of this prehistoric... .
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Iron Age woman likely had her brains scooped out before burial, study suggests

CNN 10 Jun 2026
An Iron Age Scottish woman likely had her brains scooped out after she died as part of her burial, according to a new study that sheds further light on the complex funerary rites of this prehistoric culture.
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Brain removal likely used in Iron Age Scottish burial

Popular Science 10 Jun 2026
A pair of related human skeletons discovered in northwest Scotland are offering archaeologists a rare glimpse into Iron Age familial relationships and burial practices.
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Beads and burnt bones unearthed at major Iron Age burial site in Sweden

Heritage Daily 09 Jun 2026
During the Iron Age, cremation was the dominant burial practice across the Nordic world ... What makes the Rogsta excavation particularly significant is the presence of much older remains beneath the Iron Age cemetery.
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Archaeologists uncover rare 2,300-year-old Iron Age shield in England that is rewriting ancient warfare history

The Times of India 04 Jun 2026
So when a rare Iron Age shield turned up near Enderby, Leicestershire, it blew researchers away ... It dates back from 395 BC to 255 BC, so we know it's from the Middle Iron Age ... Iron Age people were.
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