Mysterious Medieval Cemetery In Wales With People Buried In Unusual Positions Puzzles Archaeologists
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists are investigating a rather peculiar Medieval cemetery located in a field not far from Fonmon Castle in Wales, UK. The fortified Medieval castle was built by Oliver St John of Fonmon, one of the Twelve Knights of Glamorgan who effected the Norman conquest of Glamorgan. The examined cemetery is […]
Once-In-A-Lifetime Find – Ancient Roman and Saxon Cemetery Unearthed In Leeds
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeologists excavating near Garforth in Leeds, UK, have made a “once-in-a-lifetime” find. Scientists report they have discovered multiple ancient burials. The hidden cemetery dating back 1,600 years, contains the remains of at least 60 individuals, including that of a Roman woman interred in a high-status lead coffin. it is possible […]
New Interpretation Of A 4,000-Year-Old Cemetery In Present-Day Slovakia
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Fundamental technological changes often cause profound social shifts. This is not only evident in the current case of digitalization but also in the case of industrialization in the 19th century or the introduction of bronze as a work material about 4,000 years ago. Understanding such transitional periods in the past […]
Unusual Iron Age Cemetery Discovered In Dorset, UK
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – Archaeology students from Bournemouth University have found the remains of prehistoric people and animal sacrifices in a recently discovered Iron Age settlement in Dorset. The site, which consists of typical Iron Age round houses and storage pits was discovered by archaeology students last September in Winterborne Kingston, Dorset. It dates from […]