Early medieval Welsh cemetery found containing crouching bodies
by Steven Morris from Science | The Guardian on (#6HJGB)
Fragments of butchered animal bones and drinking vessels indicate site near Barry was also used for feasting
An extraordinary early medieval cemetery with women's bodies placed carefully in crouched positions has been found close to the end of an airport runway in Wales.
The bodies, which were buried about 1,500 years ago, were all laid on their side facing south, suggesting they were the subject of a specific ceremony.
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