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☆ Rare Roman funerary bed discovered in London
  + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Zara Khan | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London CNN —Archaeologists working in central London have discovered a burial site containing a wooden bed used in a Roman funeral. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find near Holborn Viaduct, in the heart of central London, six meters (20 feet) below modern street level. However, the bed found at this site, preserved by the damp mud of the underground River Fleet, is the first complete example ever discovered in Britain. Alongside skeletal remains, the archaeologists also dug up personal objects in the Roman site, such as beads, a glass vial and a decorated lamp. The latest finds follow the discovery last year of an “incredibly rare” Roman mausoleum beneath a construction site in south London, close to the Thames River’s south bank.
Persons: MOLA, Heather Knight, “, of London Archaeology Michael Marshall, Hogan Lovells, Marshall, Roman Organizations: London CNN —, Museum of London, of London Archaeology, CNN Locations: London, Holborn, Britain
☆ A 15-year-old medieval girl was buried face down with her ankles possibly tied together to stop her from returning from the dead, researchers say
  + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
A 9th century gravesite unearthed in England suggests ancient settlers may have feared the undead. Researchers with the Museum of London Archeology discovered a 15-year-old girl buried face-down. Archeologists, however, discovered the Conington girl buried face-down in a pit that marked the entrance to the small settlement and believe her ankles may have also been tied together, according to the MOLA statement. Archeologists unearthed the remains of a 15-year-old girl in a Medieval settlement near Conington, Cambridgeshire several years ago. "Her burial rites may have reflected the nature of her death, or her social identity or that of her family."
Persons: MOLA, Don Walker, Matteo Borrini, Osteologists, Nicolaus, Walker Organizations: Museum of London Archeology, Service, Privacy, Museum of London, Infrastructure, Conington . Oxford, Liverpool John Moores University, MOLA Headland, Nicolaus Copernicus University Locations: England, Wall, Silicon, Conington , Cambridgeshire, MOLA, Conington, Europe, Cambridgeshire
☆ Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent ‘return’ from the grave
  + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure “she could not ‘return’ from the grave,” archaeologists have said. “To be buried face-down is thought to have been a social expression of ‘otherness’, a burial practice reserved for people considered outside of Early Medieval society,” MOLA said. MOLA Headland InfrastructureOsteologists – bone specialists – at MOLA found evidence to suggest the girl was of a low social status. She was buried in a pit that used to hold an entry post for the Early Medieval Gatehouse at the Conington settlement. Oxford Archaeology“As well as being buried face down on a boundary, the position of her ankles suggests they may have been tied together.
Persons: MOLA, “, ” MOLA, ”, –, Don Walker Organizations: CNN, Museum of London, Infrastructure, “ Locations: English, Conington, Cambridgeshire, MOLA, England, Medeival England, MOLA senior, Oxford
☆ Archaeologists are stunned by the discovery of 25 'incredibly significant' prehistoric pits dug in straight lines containing ancient animal bones
  + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Archaeologists recently found straight lines of 25 pits dating to around 8,000 years ago. The Mesolithic pits contain animal bones, including those of an extinct species of cattle. The pits are arranged in straight lines, and a few contain animal bones with marks suggesting people ate them. The arrangement of the pits appears intentional, dug in several straight lines covering an area of up to about 1,600 feet. The researchers at MOLA plan to investigate whether the Bedfordshire pits' arrangement coincides with the solstice or other celestial events.
Persons: —, Joshua Pollard, MOLA, Pollard, Nick Snashall Organizations: Service, Museum of London, Southampton University, Albion Archaeology, Guardian, BBC, Heritage Locations: what's, Bedfordshire, England, Britain, Flint, France, Avebury, Europe
☆ Ornate Roman mausoleum found beneath London construction site
  + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Caolán Magee | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
London CNN —An “incredibly rare” Roman mausoleum has been discovered beneath a south London construction site, archaeologists have said. A team from Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) made the find in Southwark, close to the Thames River’s south bank. MOLAIn 2017, an excavation just a stone’s throw from the site uncovered a Roman sarcophagus. And in February last year, Roman mosaics approximately 1,800 years old were discovered at the site. The mausoleum will be restored and put on public display, Landsec Developers, which co-owns the site, told CNN.
Persons: MOLA, MOLA MOLA, Antonietta, Catherine Rose Organizations: London CNN, Museum of London, Borough Market, CNN Locations: London, Southwark, Britain, Borough, MOLA, London Borough
☆ Dig at U.K. housing site yields major 7th century treasures
  + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Experts say the necklace, uncovered with other items near Northampton in central England, is part of the most significant early medieval burial of a woman ever found in the U.K. But scientists say her long-buried trove will shed new light on life in 7th century England, a time when Christianity was battling with paganism for people’s allegiance. On one of the last days of the 10-week dig, site supervisor Levente-Bence Balázs noticed something glinting in the dirt. It is adorned with tiny, astonishingly well-preserved likenesses of human heads with blue glass eyes, who may represent Christ’s apostles. Once archaeologists have finished their work, the plan is for the items to be displayed in a local museum.
☆ The Black Death permanently altered the human immune system, study says, leaving a vulnerability that persists 670 years later
  + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The Black Death which ravaged Europe 670 years ago may still be harming humans today a study found. A scientist holds up a tooth from human remains buried in the 1300s. The Black Death, one of the greater killers in human history, was the perfect model to look at, Lee said. In just five years between 1346 and 1350, the Black Death, a pandemic caused by the bacteria Yersinia Pestis, killed tens to hundreds of millions of people, many before they were old enough to have children. Human remains being excavated from the plague pit in East Smithfield.
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