A mass grave containing the remains of 54 dismembered skeletons, and 51 skulls in a pile were discovered in June of 2009 when archaeologists excavating in preparation for the anticipated Weymouth Relief Road in the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, England. The archaeologists realized that the bones were inside of a pit and whoever buried them had arranged them into specific piles according to body parts. None of the remains show any sign of battle wounds and no clothing or other remnants were found within the pit.The archaeologists discovered that these were remains of Scandinavian Vikings and that the pit was a Roman quarry. It has yet to be determined what exactly happened to the Vikings or why their remains were neatly arranged.
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