Editing Breaking wheel (section)

==Archaeology==
[[File:Hinrichtung durch Rädern, Skelett.jpg|thumb|Skeletal remains of a man executed by "breaking wheel", aged about 25 to 30 years, from the 16th to 18th century. Discovered in 2014, in the place of execution [[Pöls-Oberkurzheim]] ([[Styria]]), Austria. The skeleton is displayed at [[Riegersburg Castle]] in Austria.]]

Since victims' bodies of the breaking wheel were often left exposed to environmental influences over a long period of time, hardly any [[Feature (archaeology)|archaeological features]] for the "breaking wheel" exist; as a deterrence, the bodies were often left on public display over many years, exposed to wind and weather, birds and other scavenging animals could also take away the remains and bones. In the [[List of territorial entities where German is an official language|German-speaking areas]], only a few archaeological discoveries of breaking wheel victims have been documented. In autumn 2013, the skeleton of a man was found in [[Groß Pankow (Prignitz)|Groß Pankow]], Germany, during the laying of Federal Highway 189 (''Bundesstraße 189'') between [[Perleberg]] and [[Pritzwalk]] in [[Brandenburg]], whose position and signs of injury indicate death by the "breaking wheel".<ref name="FCS1">{{Cite web |title=Historischer Fund in Groß Pankow: Sensation! Skelett eines geräderten Mannes gefunden |trans-title=Historical find in Groß Pankow: Sensation! Skeleton of a wheeled man found |url=https://www.focus.de/wissen/historischer-fund-in-gross-pankow-erstmals-das-skelett-eines-geraederter-mannes-gefunden_id_3838956.html |website=FOCUS Online |language=German}}</ref> Based on an iron belt buckle, the skeleton was dated to the 15th to 17th centuries. The identity of the man is unknown.<ref name="FCS1" /> A similar archaeological find has since also been discovered in 2014, in [[Pöls-Oberkurzheim]], [[Styria]], Austria.