Experts study human remains (From Ledbury Reporter)

Experts study human remains

9:00am Tuesday 20th May 2008 in News

EXPERTS at Durham University have been studying the ancient human remains and artefacts that were found last summer close to Stretton Grandison.

Eighteen bodies were found in a Roman/Dark Age cemetery, but also evidence of much earlier times.

Pieces of worked wood, preserved in waterlogged deposits at depths of up to 3m, have been dated to between 3930 and 3870 BC.

Archaeologists believe the wood may be the remains of prehistoric alder fish traps, or possibly part of a trackway over marshy ground.