Evidence ancient Scots 'removed human brains for burials' found in Highlands

Archaeologists first suspected that the tapered bones were due to rat gnawing (Image: University of York)

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered evidence of an ancient funeral ritual involving the deliberate removal of human brains and the fashioning of bones into sharp tools in Scotland for the first time.

Analysis by researchers from the University of York of the remains of two individuals discovered at Loch Borralie in Sutherland found evidence of “postmortem skeletal modification” for the first time in Britain.