Medieval History
Anglo-Saxon treasures which date back as far as 700AD have been unearthed during a major archaelogical dig at a historic North Warwickshire site.
Dating back almost 1,200 years, Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is steeped in centuries of history ? some of which has just been unearthed for the first time in hundreds of years.
Originally a Benedictine nunnery which was founded in the 9th century by St Modwena and King Egbert, a near 200-strong team of local people, aged 12 to in their 80s, has spent the last six weeks carefully excavating land on the river side of the abbey as part of a community archaeological dig.
Supported by a professional team from Northamptonshire Archaeology, the team?s goal was to find any secrets hidden in the soil on the site of the monastery?s former kitchen and refectory.
Click here to read this article from the Birmingham Post
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Medieval History
Anglo-Saxon treasures uncovered at Polesworth Abbey dig
Dating back almost 1,200 years, Polesworth Abbey, near Tamworth, a Scheduled Ancient Monument, is steeped in centuries of history ? some of which has just been unearthed for the first time in hundreds of years.
Originally a Benedictine nunnery which was founded in the 9th century by St Modwena and King Egbert, a near 200-strong team of local people, aged 12 to in their 80s, has spent the last six weeks carefully excavating land on the river side of the abbey as part of a community archaeological dig.
Supported by a professional team from Northamptonshire Archaeology, the team?s goal was to find any secrets hidden in the soil on the site of the monastery?s former kitchen and refectory.
Click here to read this article from the Birmingham Post
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A 12th Century abbey in Lincolnshire is being re-excavated almost 100 years after it was first uncovered. A grant of £48,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund is helping towards the costs at Bardney Abbey near Lincoln. The work to uncover part of the...
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