Medieval History
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 in operation in the area until the 1500s.
Officers were called to the scene on Thursday afternoon after the discovery was made as there were initial doubts about the age of the remains. The York Archaeological Trust (YAT) has since been consulted and the North Yorkshire Coroner is likely to be informed of the find.
Click here to read this article from the York Press
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Medieval History
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 in operation in the area until the 1500s.
Officers were called to the scene on Thursday afternoon after the discovery was made as there were initial doubts about the age of the remains. The York Archaeological Trust (YAT) has since been consulted and the North Yorkshire Coroner is likely to be informed of the find.
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Graffiti daubed on the ruins of a medieval building in York has been described by police as "a disgusting attack" on the city's heritage. Vandals used black paint and marker pen on the walls of St Leonard's Hospital, which dates back to the 12th...
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Medieval skeletons have been uncovered during the first stage of £200,000 building work to revamp a church in Chickerell. Archaeologists were called in when the remains of two children, thought to be from as early as the 13th century, were found close...
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