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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Amelia Hill

Early medieval female burial site is ‘most significant ever discovered’ in UK

reconstruction of burial site, drawing of woman with braids wearing necklace in a grave
A reconstruction of the burial site near Harpole in Northamptonshire. Photograph: MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology)

Archaeologists don’t often bounce with excitement, but the Museum of London archaeology team could hardly contain themselves on Tuesday as they unveiled an “exhilarating” discovery made on the last day of an otherwise barren dig in the spring.

“This is the most significant early medieval female burial ever discovered in Britain,” said the leader of the dig, Levente Bence Balázs, almost skipping with elation. “It is an archaeologist’s dream to find something like this.”

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