Nemeski@lemm.ee to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 24 days agoArchaeologists Unearth Early Medieval Sword Engraved With Mysterious Runes in a Cemetery in Englandwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkArchaeologists Unearth Early Medieval Sword Engraved With Mysterious Runes in a Cemetery in Englandwww.smithsonianmag.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 24 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareLuvs2Spuj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoArcheologists digging in a cemetery just seems like cheating.
minus-squareBertramDitore@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·23 days agoIt’s an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, so it’s likely that they didn’t know it was a cemetery until after they started digging. The fact that they haven’t released its location to the public yet also suggests that it was previously unknown.
Archeologists digging in a cemetery just seems like cheating.
It’s an Anglo-Saxon cemetery, so it’s likely that they didn’t know it was a cemetery until after they started digging. The fact that they haven’t released its location to the public yet also suggests that it was previously unknown.