Archaeologists unearth 24 skeletons on hotel property dating back to 7th century

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Archaeologists unearth 24 skeletons on hotel property dating back to 7th century

Archaeologists have unearthed human ******** dating as far back to more than 1,000 years.

During the excavation, “24 identifiable skeletons” were found on the grounds of The Old Bell Hotel next to Malmesbury Abbey, in the U.K., according to a press release.

The burials date back to the 7th century, and the Anglo-Saxon skeletons are believed to be from 670 to 940 AD.

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The discovery was unexpectedly found by

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in conjunction with volunteers on Bid Athelstan Dig Day, when 13 dig sites across the town were excavated.

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Cotswold Archeologists and volunteers discovered 24 Anglo-Saxon skeletons believed to date between 670 and 940 AD while excavating at a hotel near Abbey in Malmesbury, ******* Kingdom.

A representative of Cotswold Archaeology said it’s not uncommon to find graves near

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, but the number of burials that were discovered is remarkable.

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“Contrary to expectations, these graves are positioned not in the believed location of the medieval ********* – to the south of the Abbey – but west of the former cloisters. Even more astonishing is the identification of Saxon ********, a first for Malmesbury, where no physical evidence of early monastic life had been found before,” the representative told Fox News Digital in an emailed statement.

The

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is recognized as a historical site dating back to 1220.

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The representative said it seems unlikely

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of the hotel were aware of the *********’s existence “given the approximately 500-year gap between the constructions.”

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The burials date back to more than 1,000 years. The Anglo-Saxon skeletons are believed to date between 670 and 940 AD.

“There is plentiful archaeological evidence that medieval walls were constructed directly over, and sometimes even through, burials. It’s likely that The Old Bell’s builders encountered some human ******** while laying the foundations but chose to proceed with their work regardless,” said the representative.

Hotel owners, Jim and ***** Hanks, said they are honored to have a role in

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“It’s fitting that the earliest ******** have been found near the Abbey, on the grounds of

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hotel. Our passion for history and ancestral ties to Malmesbury since the 1500s make our involvement in preserving the town’s heritage even more meaningful,” Jim and ***** Hanks said in the press release.

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The Big Athelstan Dig is a part of the 1100th anniversary celebration of Athelstan’s crowning as the first King of all England.

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Fox News Digital reached out to The Old Bell Hotel for additional comment.

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