Archaeologists Find Grisly Evidence of Medieval Public Punishment

Archaeologists in England have uncovered gruesome evidence of a Medieval-era public punishment which occurred along the River Thames more than 1,200 years ago, according to a new study (via Ancient Origins).

Researchers conducted a full bioarchaeological analysis on the remains of a woman, known as UPT90 sk 1278, who had been beaten to death and was originally unearthed in 1991. 

"The burial treatment of UPT90 sk 1278 lets us know that her body was meant to be visible on the landscape...