Post by UKarchaeology on Nov 11, 2015 14:35:29 GMT
The discovery of 70 graves found by archaeologists on a site earmarked for housing has mystified experts.
The burials are thought to be from the 13th or 14th Century and were found near Exeter, Devon.
Archaeologist Richard Greatorex said: "These burials are very rare because they're not in a graveyard, on consecrated ground and they're individual graves."
He said the find at Tithebarn Green, Redhayes was "perplexing".
'Great interest'
Mr Greatorex said: "These graves are within a Bronze Age enclosure. These burials are very rare because they're not in a graveyard, on consecrated ground which they would have been by this time during the 13th or 14th Century."
"There's no record of a church or graveyard on the site, if they were plague victims [from the Black Death] we'd expect a mass burial.
"We have also found a number of furnaces or corn dryers used to dry a variety of cereals and several additional Bronze Age ditches. The site had clearly been in use for a long time."
Full story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-34547694