Hundreds of skeletons were recently discovered by archaeologists while excavating British university property. The discovery is a complete surprise.
The skeleton was found on the school’s city campus site, which was acquired by the university in 2021, along with the ancient church. The University of Gloucestershire announced its discoveries in a press release on April 11th.
The City Campus real estate, which previously housed a department store, is scheduled to open this year.
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The university asked Cotswold Archaeology, an archaeological institution, to excavate and unearth the site. And in this area, medieval churches were found.
The ruined structure was identified as the Church of St. Aldate, which was demolished in the mid-1650s. It dates back to the Middle Ages.
Archaeologists discovered hundreds of skeletons while excavating urban campus properties at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK (University of Gloucestershire)
The excavator discovered “limestone and brick foundations” along with around 83 brick burial vaults both in the church itself and within the associated burial sites, according to a press release.
“About 150 centuries later burials not included in the burial safe have been identified in the courtyard,” the statement continued.
“Deeper excavations revealed about 170 previous burials, most of which are tentatively considered to be related to medieval churches.”
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In total, 317 skeletons and 83 brick burial vaults were found and carefully excavated.
The discovery was a complete shock to archaeologists who were unaware of the church or its burial site. The safes were pioneered in the 1950s and gave way to the area where the former Debenham department store was built.
When the University of Gloucestershire urban campus was acquired in 2021. The former department store can be seen in the background. (Getty Images)
“The new parish church, located at or near the medieval precursor site, was built in the mid-18th century,” Cotswolds archaeological school principal, Steve Sheldon, said in a statement.
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“The latter survived until the early 1960s when it was demolished to create a path for department stores.”
The discovery was a complete shock to archaeologists who were unaware of the church or its burial site.
“While the footprints of medieval churches were not identified in current archaeological works, the identification of the limestone walls with surviving limestone stars probably represents part of the previous church.”
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Although human remains are analyzed in early states, archaeologists have already been able to gather some information on historical health practices, including the effects of increased sugar consumption in the 16th century.
Archaeologists were able to discover moldings from medieval churches. (University of Gloucestershire)
“On a very basic level, for example, the impact of increased sugar on diets in the 16th century was clearly clear from a dental health perspective,” the university said in a statement.
“The complete results of these studies will be published in the future.”
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The latest DIG represents one of many Cotswold archaeological discoveries over the past year.
Last July, the organization announced that it had discovered “24 identifiable skeletons” under the hotel, dating back as early as 670 years.
