- Archaeologists have identified a skeleton found at Stirling Castle as likely belonging to the world's earliest-known trebuchet victim.
- Skeleton 150 belonged to a man in his 20s who died from a massive blunt-force impact during a siege approximately 700 years ago.
- Scans revealed over 160 fractures sustained around the time of death, including 61 to the skull and 57 to the ribs.
- The injuries were likely caused by a projectile from a massive trebuchet, such as Edward I's famous War Wolf, during the Scottish Wars of Independence.
- Researchers noted that the findings present the first known evidence of trebuchet trauma in the archaeological record.
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Shattered 700-year-old skeleton could be earliest-known victim of popular siege weapon
