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British archaeologists have discovered the remains of two people buried next to an armored, weapons-carrying horse, a discovery deemed to be of “national importance”.
It is reported UK newsThe finds were unearthed during preparations for the Suffolk nuclear power station and date to between the sixth and seventh centuries. “Suffolk’s sandy soil means that instead of leaving well-preserved bones, the acidic ground leaves behind what archaeologists call a ‘sand silhouette’, which captures the outline of the body in stunning detail,” UK news It is written that at least 11 tombs were discovered.
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The two men who found the remains, along with a decorated horse, were described as being of “high status” and “princes”. Len Middleton, project officer for Cotswold Archeology in Oxford, said: “Findings like this are of national importance because they deepen our understanding of power, belief and identity in early medieval England, and how these ideas were expressed on the East Anglian coast.”
More than 200 archaeologists found weapons, jewellery, ships and a cache of more than 300 silver coins at 70 different sites in what has been described as the “largest and most complex archaeological project in a generation”. Other finds include a Neanderthal hand axe, arrowheads from 4000 BC, an Iron Age oak ladder and an unopened bottle of beer from World War II.
Debbie Richards, deputy cabinet member for archeology at Suffolk County Council, said: “Suffolk continues to reveal its amazing past and the importance of these discoveries should not be underestimated.”
