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science1 month ago•4 min saved

Possible first trebuchet casualty identified in 14th‑century Stirling Castle skeleton

A 700-year-old skeleton (Skeleton 150) found at Stirling Castle shows extensive, high-velocity trauma consistent with being struck by a siege engine. Researchers say the fractures and skull damage, plus the context of a 1304 siege by Edward I, point to a trebuchet as the likely cause, making him a potential first recorded casualty of a trebuchet. The body was buried with seven other war casualties, and carbon dating places them in the 1300s; experts emphasize the injuries are inconsistent with accidental falls or trampling.

via New York Post|

#archaeology #forensic-anthropology #medieval

science1 month ago•8 min saved

1304 Stirling Siege Likely Marks Trebuchet’s First Casualty

Archaeologists report that a 1304 siege victim at Stirling Castle, who died from extensive blunt-force injuries, was likely struck by a high-velocity projectile from a trebuchet, potentially making him the first documented casualty of a trebuchet attack; analysis by Jo Buckberry links the injuries to the English siege using a War Wolf-type engine.

via Archaeology Magazine|

#medievalwarfare #paleopathology #science

history1 month ago•9 min saved

The first and only trebuchet fatality unearthed from a medieval siege

Archaeologists studying Skeleton 150 buried beneath Stirling Castle’s chapel identify him as the only known trebuchet casualty in history: a Scottish defender killed by a heavy, fast-moving projectile during the 1304 siege, with injuries so extensive that forensic analysis rules out other causes and highlights the brutal physics of siege engines.

via Ars Technica|

#history #medieval-siege #paleopathology

archaeology1 month ago•167 min saved

Stirling Castle Skeleton with 167 Fractures May Be Earliest Trebuchet Victim

A 14th‑century skeleton (Skeleton 150) from Stirling Castle bears 167 fractures, including extensive skull and rib damage, suggesting death from a high‑velocity siege weapon. Carbon dating places the individual around 1300 during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with researchers noting a zigzag rib fracture pattern typical of severe trauma and identifying a siege‑engine strike as the likely cause—potentially making him the earliest known trebuchtet casualty linked to Edward I’s War Wolf.

via Live Science|

#archaeology #medieval #stirling-castle

human-history1 month ago•17 min saved

Ancient Trebuchet Victim Revealed in a 14th-Century Skeleton

Archaeologists studying Skeleton 150 beneath Stirling Castle’s chapel have identified more than 160 blunt-force injuries, including a skull fractured in 61 places, suggesting a single high-velocity impact from a trebuchet during Edward I’s siege in 1304 CE — potentially the first documented case of a death caused by a trebuchet.

via Gizmodo|

#archaeology #human-history #medieval-history

technology2 months ago•14 min saved

Modern Trebuchet Breaks the Sound Barrier with Drum-Driven Power

Tom Stanton’s video showcases a modernized trebuchet that uses a drum-wound rope and a release latch to convert the energy of a dropping weight into rapid arm rotation. Through several tests and redesigns, the launcher achieves speeds from about 528 km/h with a 10 kg weight to around 1,249 km/h with a 40 kg counterweight and a 4 g projectile, including an initial ~0.0025 second release window and notes of component stress—demonstrating a high-speed physics demonstration rather than battlefield practicality.

via Hackaday|

#engineering #physics #projectile