Jewish remains found in Norwich well were medieval pogrom victims – study

Based on skeletal remains, researchers reconstructed the face of a male adult and a child. Composite: Prof Caroline Wilkinson/Liverpool John Moores University

The remains of children and adults found in a disused well in Norwich have been identified as victims of a bloody medieval pogrom, researchers have revealed.

The team said the discovery not only underscored the horror of the antisemitic atrocity, but provided new insights into when genetic disorders often found among Ashkenazi Jews first appeared.