Medieval History
A ceremony has taken place to mark the resting place of the bones of three medieval Jews found in the town.
The skeletal remains were found by archeologists in 1992 in Temple Bar, The Mounts, in an area known to be part of the town?s medieval Jewish cemetery.
The bones were re-buried last year at the Jewish Cemetery in Towcester Road, Northampton, and, in-keeping with Jewish tradition a consecration ceremony was held at the site on May 22, a year after the burial.
Click here to read this article from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo
- Archaeological Dig Uncovers Castle Walls In Northampton
Remains of the walls of Northampton Castle have been discovered at an archeological dig ahead of the £20 million redevelopment of Northampton railway station. Preparations for the development start at the end of the week, and the dig is taking...
- Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Oxford, England
According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic Garden by historian Pam Manix, who made the discovery while researching the archives of Magdalen College in Oxford....
- Radar Search For Medieval Remains
A radar system that can detect the underground remains of old buildings has been used to investigate a site near Towcester where a Norman ringwork castle once stood. The investigation at The Mount, in Alderton, followed archeological digs carried out...
- Medieval Bones Found At York Building Site
Police have been called to a York building site after workmen uncovered human remains believed to come from a medieval cemetery. Fragments of human bones, which were found under a home in the Lawrence Street area, are thought to have come from a cemetery...
- 18 Medieval Skeletons To Be Reburied After Discovery During Town Centre Revamp
Eighteen medieval skeletons unearthed during a £1.8 million revamp of a town centre are to be reburied. The remains were found in Bridge Street and Silver Street in Gainsborough during renovation works last summer by contractors working for West Lindsey...
Medieval History
Ceremony lays to rest bones of three medieval Jews in Northampton
A ceremony has taken place to mark the resting place of the bones of three medieval Jews found in the town.
The skeletal remains were found by archeologists in 1992 in Temple Bar, The Mounts, in an area known to be part of the town?s medieval Jewish cemetery.
The bones were re-buried last year at the Jewish Cemetery in Towcester Road, Northampton, and, in-keeping with Jewish tradition a consecration ceremony was held at the site on May 22, a year after the burial.
Click here to read this article from the Northampton Chronicle and Echo
- Archaeological Dig Uncovers Castle Walls In Northampton
Remains of the walls of Northampton Castle have been discovered at an archeological dig ahead of the £20 million redevelopment of Northampton railway station. Preparations for the development start at the end of the week, and the dig is taking...
- Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered In Oxford, England
According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic Garden by historian Pam Manix, who made the discovery while researching the archives of Magdalen College in Oxford....
- Radar Search For Medieval Remains
A radar system that can detect the underground remains of old buildings has been used to investigate a site near Towcester where a Norman ringwork castle once stood. The investigation at The Mount, in Alderton, followed archeological digs carried out...
- Medieval Bones Found At York Building Site
Police have been called to a York building site after workmen uncovered human remains believed to come from a medieval cemetery. Fragments of human bones, which were found under a home in the Lawrence Street area, are thought to have come from a cemetery...
- 18 Medieval Skeletons To Be Reburied After Discovery During Town Centre Revamp
Eighteen medieval skeletons unearthed during a £1.8 million revamp of a town centre are to be reburied. The remains were found in Bridge Street and Silver Street in Gainsborough during renovation works last summer by contractors working for West Lindsey...