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Skeletons of foetus, heavily pregnant woman and crammed men found at York church
Culture 24 ^ | 25 April 2014 | Ben Miller

Posted on 04/25/2014 9:50:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

The bones of a foetus and its heavily pregnant mother have been found in a chamber of All Saints church in York, where three men were found “shoved” into a tomb with grave markings designed to ward off evil spirits during the early 13th century.

Ancient serviceable drains, pottery fragments dating from Roman times to the 18th century, entrenched Viking pottery and Anglian pieces with possible links to the baptism of St Edwin, the 7th century King of Northumbria, have also been discovered in the Lady Chapel, where a medieval-style tile pavement has been laid in an English parish church for the first time in 500 years...

"The foetus is from the pregnant woman in the tomb, and was returned to her before the tomb was sealed. All skeletons found in the tomb have been left in the tomb.

“There were three men in the South Chamber. The lowest skeleton was just shoved up to the far end to allow for the next burial.

“The North Chamber contained a heavily pregnant woman.

“The south wall of the tomb had early 13th century grave markers built into it...

"The grave markers have been re-set in the new floor, and the tomb repaired where necessary..."

(Excerpt) Read more at culture24.org.uk ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; godsgravesglyphs; unitedkingdom; york
Two bodies found side-by-side at the church, © Courtesy All Saints Church

Two bodies found side-by-side at the church, © Courtesy All Saints Church

1 posted on 04/25/2014 9:50:22 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: 240B; 75thOVI; Adder; albertp; asgardshill; At the Window; bitt; blu; BradyLS; cajungirl; ...
Let's make this the Digest ping for this week. Have a great weekend, all.

2 posted on 04/25/2014 9:51:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

For later read.


3 posted on 04/25/2014 10:02:41 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: SunkenCiv

Is it just me, is it the British English used — or is that article particularly abstruse?


4 posted on 04/25/2014 10:08:10 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias... "Barack": Allah's current ally...)
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To: TXnMA

It is a touch awkward. Interesting though. I wonder why the one man was just crammed to the back.


5 posted on 04/25/2014 10:16:44 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (FIGHT! FIGHT! SEVERE CONSERVATIVE AND THE WILD RIGHT!)
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To: Psalm 144

“To allow for the next burial.”
There’s the proof. The English haven’t always been well mannered.


6 posted on 04/25/2014 10:45:13 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives)
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To: SunkenCiv

It’s good to have a place you can call your own.


7 posted on 04/25/2014 11:24:35 PM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Bookmark


8 posted on 04/25/2014 11:50:28 PM PDT by kalee
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To: SunkenCiv

Let me understand this: dead people, skeletons, were found in a tomb.


9 posted on 04/26/2014 12:29:15 AM PDT by Jemian
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping for later


10 posted on 04/26/2014 12:38:22 AM PDT by MacMattico
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To: Jemian

I know ... what’s up with that?


11 posted on 04/26/2014 2:26:18 AM PDT by Tax-chick (I'd forgotten how much fun it is having a dog.)
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To: Jemian

Who’d have thunk it.


12 posted on 04/26/2014 3:41:35 AM PDT by Gamecock (The covenant is a stunning blend of law and love. (TK))
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To: SunkenCiv

There are plenty of corpses in modern churches, too. Most of them don’t know it though.


13 posted on 04/26/2014 5:04:36 AM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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To: TXnMA

Besides typical British English terminology, such as “chemists,” the article has terms used in archeological digs and also building/church architecture terminology, e.g. “piscina” that are not current knowledge. Those combined with British English, does make it a bit abstruse.

For example, none of the young people at my church know that the area just before the sanctuary is “the narthex” or that the “cross” area to either side of the pulpit is the “transept.”


14 posted on 04/26/2014 5:22:44 AM PDT by GreyFriar ( Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Psalm 144

” I wonder why the one man was just crammed to the back.”

He was Egbert the Insignificant.


15 posted on 04/26/2014 9:29:11 AM PDT by wildbill
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To: TXnMA

Its in a UK publication, ergo it uses UK English.

The article seems pretty clear to me.


16 posted on 04/26/2014 12:30:31 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: SunkenCiv
Next to the cobbles were fragments of oolitic magnesium limestone roof tiles

Oolitic is a type of limestone (it refers to the grain of the limestone)

I quoted this here as I lived for a short while in Oolitic Indiana. (Limestone capital of Indiana)

I don't think I've ever seen the word in print before!

17 posted on 04/28/2014 8:34:52 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: TigersEye

18 posted on 04/28/2014 8:47:33 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: wildbill

Obviously no Rosa Parks that one.


19 posted on 04/28/2014 9:04:02 AM PDT by ameribbean expat
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To: Fightin Whitey
LOL

Now I lay me down to sleep...

20 posted on 04/28/2014 9:50:00 AM PDT by TigersEye (Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
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