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160 plus fractures found in Scottish castle skeleton may be first confirmed trebuchet death

Times of India - Science · 16 August 2026 at 12:28 pm

$160 plus fractures found in Scottish castle skeleton may be first confirmed trebuchet death$

A 14th-century skeleton found beneath Scotland’s Stirling Castle may be the first confirmed archaeological evidence of a person killed by a trebuchet.

Researchers found more than 160 fractures, including 61 breaks in the skull and nearly 60 in the ribs.

The injuries suggest the man was struck from behind by a high-speed boulder during the 1304 siege of the castle.

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160 plus fractures found in Scottish castle skeleton may be first confirmed trebuchet death

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