‘Pinned to the ground’: Badly-fractured 700-year-old skeleton could be first ever casualty of giant medieval catapult — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pinned-to-the-ground-badly-fractured-700-year-old-skeleton-could-be-first-ever-casualty-of-giant-medieval-catapultContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. 700-Year-Old Scottish Skeleton May Be First Known Trebuchet Victimhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pinned-to-the-ground-badly-fractured-700-year-old-skeleton-could-be-first-ever-casualty-of-giant-medieval-catapulthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/pinned-to-the-ground-badly-fractured-700-year-old-skeleton-could-be-first-ever-casualty-of-giant-medieval-catapult#u47438Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:21:12 +0000Archaeologists discovered a 14th-century skeleton at a Scottish castle featuring 167 fractures. The extensive bone damage resembles injuries from a high-impact car crash. Experts suggest the man may be the first confirmed human casualty of a trebuchet, specifically the War Wolf catapult commissioned by Edward I. The severity of the fractures suggests the individual was pinned to the ground by a massive projectile. This find provides rare physical evidence of the lethal impact of medieval siege engines on human targets.Why it mattersTrebuchets were massive gravity-powered catapults used to dest