Skeleton from Saxon skeleton and Roman burial urn to be examined by archaeologists

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Lab tests for Saxon cemetery and Roman cremation urn

A photo of a large brown circular urn in an archaeological pitA Bronze Age cremation urn found at the site in Aylesham© Courtesy Aylesham Garden Village
Archaeologists who found a well-preserved Saxon skeleton and a Roman burial urn at a housing development site say they hope laboratory tests will lead to “significant” discoveries about Kent’s past residents.

A photo of a large brown stone urn in an archaeological pit next to a measuring stick© Courtesy Aylesham Garden Village
SWAT Archaeology uncovered the “exciting” bones at a burial ground in the village of Aylesham, where construction work on the new homes was expected to begin at the end of November.

They will be examined at the Human Osteology Research Lab at the University of Kent in Canterbury.

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Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk//history-and-heritage/archaeology/art507991-skeleton-from-saxon-cemetery-and-roman-burial-urn-to-be-examined-by-archaeologists


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