The pit is believed to have been from a time of conflict “between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 [CE]. " A burial pit ...
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Archaeology students unearth an early medieval burial pit during a training dig in England
For several years, Cambridge University’s archaeology department has partnered with the local charity Cambridge Past, Present ...
Students unearth remains in possible execution pit on training dig - The discovery was made at Wandlebury Country Park near ...
A pit containing both complete and dismembered bodies may date to when Cambridgeshire was a borderland between Saxon and Viking kingdoms – and includes an exceptionally tall individual with a hole ...
A group of Cambridge University students on a training dig have helped discover a burial pit containing the remains of at least 10 people, possibly Vikings or Saxons.
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