Published
The aftermath of a battle or execution from around the 9th century AD has been discovered by Cambridge University archaeologists and students conducting a training dig as part of the University’s undergraduate degree in archaeology.
The burial pit, found on the outskirts of Cambridge, may date from a time when the area was a “frontier zone” in the conflict between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 AD (CE).
Read more here - https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wandlebury-training-dig-burial
The burial pit, found on the outskirts of Cambridge, may date from a time when the area was a “frontier zone” in the conflict between the Saxon-run kingdom of Mercia and the kingdom of East Anglia, which was conquered by the Vikings in around 870 AD (CE).
Read more here - https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/wandlebury-training-dig-burial
- Category
- Academic
- Tags
- Cambridge University, Cambridge research, burial pit
Sign in or sign up to post comments.
Be the first to comment
Up Next
Autoplay
-
01:05
Learn 1 French word # un guerrier viking
-
05:17
Stanford students study volcanoes, archaeology and the secrets of Roman concrete in Italy
-
03:16
Learn English via Listening Level 3 - Lesson 6 - The Viking
-
03:05
India Unboxed: Heracles at the Museum of Classical Archaeology
-
10:35
Things You Can Find In A Ball Pit ????????????????
-
02:58
Archaeology: Assyriology at Cambridge
-
03:27
Archaeology at Cambridge
-
08:47
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford University
-
00:21
Era's Tour Outfit Reveal | Reputation Era with a hint of 1989
-
02:25
New Stanford archaeology exhibit curated and installed by students
-
07:22
Teens & Boomers Compare Their Childhoods in a Ball Pit | Sit in Our Pit
-
04:04
Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part II
-
10:25
Archaeology and Anthropology at Oxford University
-
06:43
Strangers Try to Make New Friends in a Ball Pit | Sit in Our Pit
-
03:27
Archaeology at Cambridge
-
01:53
Did archaeology students find a Viking-era 'execution pit'
-
12:08
"Aliens built the pyramids" and other absurdities of pseudo-archaeology | Sarah Kurnick
-
01:55
Archaeology at Cambridge University
-
01:05
Learn French # un guerrier viking
-
03:13
Digital Archaeology: Unearthing Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel, Part I
-
08:06
How to Create a Viking Braid Ponytail | Combo Hairstyles
-
05:51
Vikings Inspired Lagertha Hair Tutorial | Viking Hairstyles | Braidsandstyles12
