Roman graves found in Canterbury

Christian Roman graves were uncovered in Canterbury, England:

Roman graves uncovered in Canterbury
By Sian Napier in KentOnline

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient burial ground in Kent where around a hundred people were laid to rest.

The site - dating back to the late Roman era - is on the former Hallets garage site in Canterbury's St Dunstan's.

Experts have found hardly any grave goods and since most of the bodies are lying east/west they are believed to be mainly Christian.

. . .

"We have found some very nice Anglo-Saxon loom weights and the remains of major buildings along the St Dunstan's frontage," he said.

"The site was developed from the Anglo-Saxon period onwards and there were some very deep properties here, some going back 90ft.

"Some had deep back gardens and we have found cess pits and wells."

Posted on March 23, 2011 9:00 PM | |
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"Roman graves found in Canterbury"

A joke/metaphor suggests itself, but I'm not quite sure what! ;-X

JC Fisher

Posted by tgflux [TypeKey Profile Page] | March 23, 2011 11:05 PM

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