In January, 2017 a discovery was made in Northamptonshire from the Romano-Britain period. The corpse was buried face down and his tongue had been cut out and replaced with a flat stone. These are all indicators that this individuals was considered odd or a threat to the community.
It is speculated that the man’s tongue was cut out as a punishment for spreading malicious accusations. Or perhaps he was scapegoated for bad weather, as the area where he was buried became a cemetery only when it became too flooded for habitation.
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