Medieval History
Archaeologists working in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester believe they have discovered a reliquary containing some of the bones of Saint Edburg, a seventh-century saint.
John Moore Heritage Services is conducting the excavations of a site of former apartment buildings (flats) which is being redeveloped. The land once belonged to Bicester Priory, and the archaeological work has uncovered the entire north transept of the Priory Church, After coming across thirteen other skeletons during the dig, the archaeologists found some partial remains of a skeleton wrapped in a lead sheet.
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Medieval History
Remains of Anglo-Saxon Saint discovered?
Archaeologists working in the Oxfordshire town of Bicester believe they have discovered a reliquary containing some of the bones of Saint Edburg, a seventh-century saint.
John Moore Heritage Services is conducting the excavations of a site of former apartment buildings (flats) which is being redeveloped. The land once belonged to Bicester Priory, and the archaeological work has uncovered the entire north transept of the Priory Church, After coming across thirteen other skeletons during the dig, the archaeologists found some partial remains of a skeleton wrapped in a lead sheet.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Archaeologists are due to return to a Telford church almost a year after a medieval priory was first unearthed. The remains of the building, thought to date back to the 13th Century, were found in the grounds of Wombridge Church last August. A team of...
- Skeletons Found At Mass Burial Site In Oxford Could Be ?10th-century Viking Raiders?
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- Oxford Viking Massacre Revealed By Skeleton Find
Evidence of a brutal massacre of Vikings in Oxford 1100 years ago has been uncovered by archaeologists. At least 35 skeletons, all males aged 16 to 25 were discovered in 2008 at St John's College, Oxford. Analysis of wound marks on the bones now suggests...
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