Monday 11 February 2008

BONES DISCOVERY MAY PROMPT FULL-SCALE DIG

A Full excavation for Anglo-Saxon remains and other historical items could be carried out at a building site where human bones were found.

Investigations are continuing after the remains, including a skull, arm and collar bone, were unearthed by contractors working at Derby's Cathedral Green on Thursday.

Derby City Council says the site may now have to be closed for a full examination, depending on when the body dates back to. A police pathologist is still examining the body to discover its how long it had been there and its identity.

Maxwell Craven, historian and member of Derby Civic Society, said a full search would be needed if the bones were from Anglo-Saxon times or older.

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