Posted on 12/17/2007 8:13:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists preparing the ground for a new building at an Anglo-Saxon village have discovered the remains of three pits dating back 1,500 years... The unexpected find, at the site in West Stow, near Bury St Edmunds, was made during preparation work for a new timber construction that will be home to heritage displays and study facilities when it opens in the summer. It is now hoped that a mysterious black substance in the pits will help answer age-old questions about their purpose, and give a better understanding of Anglo-Saxon life... Although building work - which will proceed once the archaeologists leave the site on December 31 - will destroy the pits, the find will be fully documented for academic use. Lynsey Alexander, the borough council's cabinet member for culture and sport, said: "It is a credit to the academic rigour of the archaeological and Heritage Services that the nature of these finds is recognised and their value revealed. Like many other visitors, I am intrigued to know what the black stuff is and what it did."
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Hmmmm. Let me think. Unidentified “Black stuff” in a pit. Was there a board with two holes found anywhere near?
Ha!
Ewww! ;’) It’ll probably turn out to be the soot from the Saxon burning of the previous town. :’D
Re: ...board with two holes...
Nah, it was the petrified door with the crescent moon cut out that might give them a clue...
they found an islamic artifact?
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