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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

FOUND: Early medieval welsh cemetery found containing crouching bodies | Mind Blowing Facts

Excavated body
A high proportion of the bodies were buried in crouched positions at the site within the grounds of Fonmon Castle. Photograph: Cardiff University

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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