About 30 skeletons were found at The Wong
Posted on 02/13/2007 11:56:13 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Skeletons dating back to the 1st Century have been discovered by archaeologists working at an Anglian Water site in Lincolnshire... The archaeologists found coins, pottery, tweezers and 30 skeletons at the site... Naomi Field, director of Lindsey Archaeological Services [said] "The biggest surprise was finding the cemetery itself. We weren't as surprised about the ditches we found as aerial photographs indicated there may be some. But we weren't prepared for the scale of the site as the ditches are very big and deep" ...She added they believed the site had been a burial ground for the Roman community living in Horncastle.
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About 30 skeletons were found at The Wong
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