Little is known about this young Anglo-Saxon teenager, except that her nose and lips were cut off, and she was possibly scalped about 1,100 years ago. Skip to main content.

A team of archaeologists have shone a light on brutal forms of punishment from Anglo-Saxon England after they discovered a skull they were analysing belonged to a girl who had her nose and lips ...

Sometime between 776 and 899 AD, an Anglo-Saxon teenager’s lips and nose were cut off, a new analysis of her skull has revealed. Based on written records of that historical period, the type of ...

Meet the Anglo-Saxon teen VIP! Scientists reconstruct the face of a 16-year-old woman who was one of Britain's first Christians and was buried with an incredibly rare gold and garnet cross 1,300 ...

The same is true of our 16-year-old Anglo-Saxon, for whom isotopic analysis revealed that following her arrival in England, the amount of protein in her diet dipped by a small but significant amount.

What it is: A decorated Anglo-Saxon metal helmet with a faceplate Where it is from: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England When it was made: Circa A.D. 600 to 625 Related: Roman scutum: An 1,800-year-old ...

Learn about Anglo-Saxon craft, stories, games and sport in this BBC Bitesize KS2 History guide. ... There are boars' heads on the end of each eyebrow and a dragon head above the nose.

An Anglo-Saxon teenage girl appears to have had her nose and lips cut off — and possibly her head scalped as well — analysis of an old skull has revealed.. Unearthed in Oakridge, Hampshire ...