A cemetery dating from the sixth and seventh centuries containing rare artefacts and bodies placed in a crouched position has been unearthed in Wales. Around 80 bodies—buried around 1,500 years ago—are thought to be interred at the site within the grounds of Fonmon Castle near Barry, Vale of Glamorgan. The site, excavated in the past three years by specialists from the universities of Cardiff and Reading, is close to the end of the runway at Cardiff airport. The dig at Fonmon Castle, and accompanying new research, features in the BBC2 programme, Digging for Britain, which is due to be screened on 4 January. The archaeologists have also found fragments of glass from Bordeaux and pottery from North Africa, reflecting the privileged status of the people buried on site.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 04, 2024 12:21 UTC