we know little about. what s being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it s really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave, and the team of excavated 18, so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they re all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn t clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved. we re actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they re already providing clues about how these people lived and died.
rebecca morelle has more. uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1,500 years old. the bodies buried so long ago are giving an insight into a period we know little about. what s being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it s really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they re all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn t clear. were burial practices changing over time?
are giving an insight into a period we know little about. what s being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it s really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they re all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn t clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved, we re actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they re already providing clues about who these people were and what they did. we have some teeth th
are giving an insight into a period we know little about. what s being revealed is baffling the archaeologists. it s really rare to have a site like this. each one of these is a grave, and the team of excavated 18, so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now they re all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them, the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn t clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are some of the best preserved. we re actually very, very lucky with that. and this particular individual is one of our better preserved ones on the site as a whole. the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they re already providing clues about how these
uncovering a medieval mystery. just outside of cardiff, archaeologists have discovered a graveyard they think is 1,500 years old. the bodies, buried so long ago, are giving an insight into a period we know little about. each one of these is a grave, and the team have excavated 18 so far, but they think there could be more than 70 at this site. now, they re all aligned in the same position, running from east to west. and in some of them the skeletons are flat on their backs with their legs outstretched. but in others, like this one over here, the skeleton is in a really unusual crouching position. why this is isn t clear. were burial practices changing over time? or was there something else marking these people out as different? the skeletons are being carefully excavated and they re already providing clues about who these people were and what they did.