Home / WorldWorldNew ScientistWorldNew Scientist·Jun 10, 2026·1 min readIron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the deadScrape marks inside a skull and sharpened limb bones in a set of remains found in Scotland may be evidence of unusual Iron Age funerary ritualsView original source — New Scientist ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesWorldNatureWorldJun 15, 2026 · 1 minDaily briefing: Iron-Age human bones were made into tools before intermentNatureWorldBBCWorldJun 9, 2026 · 1 minAnita Manning's auction house criticised for offering human remainsBBCWorldABC NewsWorldJun 20, 2026 · 1 minMass killing, bodies burnt, a 'conspiracy of silence': Why this massacre is not forgottenABC NewsWorldStuffWorldJun 9, 2026 · 1 minPolice seek sightings of Tārati Buckley’s distinctive RAV4 after Far North homicideStuff
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