Scientific analysis revealed many interesting details about his body and how he may have died. A knotted cord was found embedded in his neck, probably used to choke or strangle him. His throat was also slit, and his skull was caved in by heavy blows. All of the foregoing is highly indicative of ritual sacrifice.
Although human sacrifice was extremely rare amongst the Celts, many clues tend to lead thinking in this direction. The presence of mistletoe? pollen in the victim's stomache is highly suggestive given the many druidical associations with mistletoe. Mistletoe? is a poisonous plant known to cause convulsions, and is unlikely to have have been ingested voluntarily. The manner of death, three-fold killing, is also well-documented in later Celtic commentaries.
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