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That you can only get through trading or exchange networks with people with a lot of wealth to bring it here. this unusual cemetery is just starting to give up its secrets. archaeologists have onlyjust begun to scratch the surface. they hope their excavation will reveal much more — not only about each individual buried there, but also about the medieval way of life that's remained an enigma for so long. rebecca morelle, bbc news, cardiff. i love the fact you can know 1500 years ago they were importing wine from bordeaux and playing games. it brings it to life. you can see more on digging for...

Of pottery, perhaps from north africa, to a tiny carved peg. this little object is manufactured from animal bone. could be a peg for fora gaming board. it suggests people were coming to the cemetery to meet up — the living and the dead existing together. they are burying their dead, but they're also undertaking other forms of activity and social practice, including eating and drinking and feasting. the items unearthed in the cemetery suggest that the people were of a high status. the next step is to work out exactly who they were. archaeologists hope their excavation will reveal much more ab...

A really nice find. it's just one of an array of artefacts, from fragments of pottery, perhaps from north africa, to a tiny carved peg. this little object is manufactured from animal bone. could be a peg for fora gaming board. it suggests people were coming to the cemetery to meet up — the living and the dead existing together. they are burying their dead, but they're also undertaking other forms of activity and social practice, including eating and drinking and feasting. the items unearthed in the cemetery suggest that the people were of a high status. the next step is to work out exactly w...

A remarkable discovery emerged as archaeologists unearthed a collection of 10 coins believed to date back nearly 1,400 years, retrieved from what appears...

A remarkable discovery emerged as archaeologists unearthed a collection of 10 coins believed to date back nearly 1,400 years, retrieved from what appears...