Most Elaborate Warrior Tomb Ever Discovered in England

[Dick]

https://www.livescience.com/66020-gallic-warrior-grave-found.html?fbclid=IwAR2t0Ukt691jreqVNS78nalZTiZWqf V1zoxnWkANVtkzd58Gp_QkCWJvtNU


An Iron Age warrior who likely fought Julius Caesar's legionnaires has been unearthed in the United Kingdom, according to news sources.

Anyone here know if his DNA was extracted?

[jingorex]

https://www.livescience.com/66020-gallic-warrior-grave-found.html?fbclid=IwAR2t0Ukt691jreqVNS78nalZTiZWqf V1zoxnWkANVtkzd58Gp_QkCWJvtNU



Anyone here know if his DNA was extracted?

would like to see what that helmet would have looked like.

[Dick]

https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.atlasobscura.com/articles/found-iron-age-warrior.amp



Many swords similar to the one buried with Bersted Man have been found in northeast France and the ritual of 'killing' weapons by bending them is also well-known there, but both are rare in Britain,” says Fitzpatrick. “We think it is most likely that he grew up on the continent. He may have arrived in Britain as a ‘conflict migrant.’”


The historian Plutarch wrote that about a million Gauls were killed in the campaign and another million enslaved. Some Gallic fighters may have absconded to Britannia—not yet governed by the Roman Empire—rather than face the legions.

Though the helmet is of a fairly common style, the headdress is unique, says Fitzpatrick. Given the size and weight of its latticework, he adds, “How the man looked was more important than how practical the headdress was to wear.”

Without the helmet and headdress, the warrior would’ve stood at 5’8”

Above average in height for the time

[Harald Meller]

No it is the Sutton Hoo ship burial.