A terrible finding made at a holy site in Wales. Archeologists have unearthed 100 bodies of children and experts reveal they are bodies of mostly infants under the age of 4. While the cause of death of these bodies is yet to be investigated, one body's skull with a puncture wound suggests the wound may have stemmed from a ‘projectile fired’, which further suggests medieval warfare may have taken place in the town.
Remains Of Up To 100 Children Found At Ancient Burial Site In Wales
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Samantha in
Horrors and Creepy
On 13th September 2022
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Archaeologists in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, made a terrible discovery while they were busy digging up an ancient holy site in Wales.
Experts reveal they unearthed 100 bodies of children, with one-third of the remains being infants under the age of four.
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Dyfed Archaeology Trust was excavating an area believed to be the mysterious St Saviours, a 600-year-old friary, but did not expect to discover the remains of 100 skeletons. There is also a possibility the team could uncover an additional 200 corpses.
The Trust’s project began in February at the site of the former Ocky Whites department store, in a bid to find any trace of where the friary was located.
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When Pembrokeshire County Council acquired the old Ocky Whites and announced they were knocking it down to build the town's new food hall, this gave the trust the opportunity to get underground and find out more about the mysterious history of the town.
However, the team was left shocked when they discovered a puncture wound on the skull of one of the bodies discovered.
The cause of death is yet to be determined but the experts believe that the wound may have stemmed from a ‘projectile fired’, according to the Western Telegraph.
This discovery suggests that medieval warfare may have taken place in the town.
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Site manager for the dig, Andrew Shobbrook, told the Western Telegraph: “We are hugely grateful to Pembrokeshire County Council, Faithful and Gould, John Weaver Contractors, and all the volunteers for their help with the project.
“This is huge for us to find out more about the story of Haverfordwest. There has been very little archaeological extraction in the town, and we are unearthing some fantastic finds.”
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The team is scheduled to be at the site until January next year and excitement will be growing for what else they may uncover.
Apart from the bodies, a shield was also discovered at the site and Mr. Shobbrook has asked anyone with any medieval knowledge to come forward.
The shield presents a design with three oak trees on a white frame but it is unknown about the design.
Dyfed Archaeological Trust Limited is one of the four Welsh Archaeological Trusts, and it was created to educate the public in archaeology. Their website states they are 'committed to working to help protect, record and interpret all aspects of the historic environment'.
The group currently holds interest in 43,000 historic sites, a record for south-west Wales.