READING, ENGLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Reading, excavations at the site of a monastery in southeastern England have uncovered another 20 intact Anglo-Saxon burials. Fifty similar burials were uncovered at the monastery site last year. The skeletal remains are thought to represent individuals who were cared for at the monastery over several generations. “There appears to be a high prevalence of disease and healed injuries present in disturbed bone redeposited in later graves as well as intact burials,” said Gabor Thomas of the University of Reading. Parts of the cemetery were heavily used, and the burials intercut each other, resulting in bones being deposited in the fill of later graves, he explained. The researchers also excavated a well at the site, where they retrieved several wooden objects, including a lathe-turned wooden bowl. Excavation near the River Thames uncovered traces of an artificial stream lined with timber that led to a watermill. Traces of timber buildings within the domestic quarters of the monastery were also unearthed. For more on the monastery's discovery, go to "Around the World: England."
