Medieval History
Archaeologists are excavating early medieval remains from a cemetery before they are washed away by the sea.
It is known the site at St Bride's Bay in Pembrokeshire contains graves that date back to the 9th and 10th Centuries.
The graves are close to the edge of low cliffs, and Dyfed Archaeological Trust is keen to analyse their contents before they disappear.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
Click here to see St Bride's 2011 Dig Diary
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Medieval History
St Bride's Bay grave remains recorded by archaeologists
Archaeologists are excavating early medieval remains from a cemetery before they are washed away by the sea.
It is known the site at St Bride's Bay in Pembrokeshire contains graves that date back to the 9th and 10th Centuries.
The graves are close to the edge of low cliffs, and Dyfed Archaeological Trust is keen to analyse their contents before they disappear.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
Click here to see St Bride's 2011 Dig Diary
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Danish Archaeologists have been busy digging around the old Cathedral in Ribe for several years. Here lies a cemetery, which was abandoned about 1050. The sensational character of the find has however more to do with the fact, that the earliest graves...
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Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a medieval burial ground at St Giles? Church in Pontefract. Ten medieval graves were unexpectedly discovered during ongoing building works at the site. Archaeologists from West Yorkshire Archaeological Services...
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