Anglo Saxon
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A 900-year-old Anglo-Saxon place of worship has been discovered underneath a church during excavation work. St Cuthbert’s (one of Richard III’s favourite saints) in Darlington has been undergoing a £2.5m restoration project to make it more accessible and the archaeological discovery was made while lowering the Victorian floor. Read more from the BBC here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2eyn755gxo
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In 2008, archaeologists made a find that was possibly even more astounding than the discovery of Richard III’s remains. Beneath the floor of Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany, they opened a sarcophagus that was believed to be a cenotaph, or empty, symbolic memorial. Inside, they found a lead coffin which turned out to contain the remains…
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