The 6500-year-old Grave of the Unlucky Ladies of Téviec: A Makeshift Casket of Sea Shells and Antlers

August 30, 2023 79.0K views

Téviec Island, Brittany, France.

Marthe and Saint-Just Péquart – after first discovering the tomb. 1928

A midden, composed of shells, animal bones etc. providing insights into life on the island.

The Ladies of Téviec, both featuring traumatic injuries to the skull.

Exhibit A? Skull from the Téviec burial. This female died when she was 25 to 35 years old from a violent death with numerous skull fractures and bone lesions associated with the impact of an arrow.