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Tango0125 Feb 2014 12:06 p.m. PST

"At the start of the month, Pre-Construct Archaeology was invited to excavate a small site in the car park of the Three Kings pub, at the heart of the village, before developers moved on and began work on a new house.

And, despite the dig taking place over a small site, the dig turned up a wealth of finds, including nine burials and plenty of grave goods in what experts believe was a Saxon burial ground.

The bodies discovered are believed to date back to the early Saxon period – around the 6th century AD – and included both men and women, young and old…"

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Armand

Dn Jackson Supporting Member of TMP26 Feb 2014 6:39 a.m. PST

Very cool.

morrigan26 Feb 2014 1:19 p.m. PST

It is cool. If it was North America, people with Saxon heritage would want to stop the development,rebury the bones and claim the land. ;)

goragrad26 Feb 2014 2:14 p.m. PST

Interesting.

Morrigan – particularly if the bones turned out to be of a group previously thought not to have arrived until a few centuries later…

Tango0126 Feb 2014 2:57 p.m. PST

Glad you enjoyed the news boys!.

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Armand

morrigan26 Feb 2014 3:37 p.m. PST

goragrad – yes, that would be a laugh……. :)

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