Archeologists were exploring an area of Oxfordshire — about 100 kilometres west of London — in advance of construction crews laying six kilometres of water pipe to preserve a rare chalk stream. “It is always a sobering job for an archaeologist to excavate the grave of a long dead individual,” Holbrook said. Perhaps they were put there in the hope of continuity fertility and good harvests in years to come,” Holbrook said. “Perhaps these people were criminals, outcasts or in some other way considered different from the mainstream population of the settlement. The items are undergoing further study to try to learn more about the history of the people and the area.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 13:41 UTC