Friday, 16 March 2012

UK experts find 7th-century teen buried in her bed

In this undated image made available by the University of Cambridge in England early Friday March 16, 2012, shows a cross. Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find, the skeleton of a 7th-Century teenager buried in an ornamental bed along with a gold-and-garnet cross, an iron knife and a purse of glass beads. There is very little known about this funerary practice, which one archaeologist, Alison Dickens, said would open a window of knowledge into the transitional period when the pagan Anglo-Saxons were gradually adopting Christianity. (AP Photo/University of Cambridge)Archaeologists excavating near Cambridge have stumbled upon a rare and mysterious find: The skeleton of a 7th-century teenager buried in an ornamental bed along with a gold-and-garnet cross, an iron knife and a purse full of glass beads.


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