DNA analysis of tooth enamel solves puzzle of 2,000-year-old grave on Bryher also containing sword and mirror
Scientists have solved the mystery of a 2,000-year-old grave on the Isles of Scilly, raising intriguing questions about warfare in iron age Britain.
For decades archaeologists have puzzled over whether the stone-lined burial chamber, which was discovered in 1999 on Bryher, contained the remains of a man or a woman.
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