Rare Anglo-Saxon burial site found along HS2 route

An Anglo-Saxon burial site containing over 140 people along with their belongings has been uncovered near Wendover, Buckinghamshire, along the route of the HS2 railway.

'To find this number of individuals is really unique,' said Rachel Wood, a lead archaeologist working on the site. A total of 138 graves were found at the site, making it 'one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds uncovered in Britain'. More than 2,000 beads were discovered, with 89 brooches, 40 buckles, 51 knives, 15 spearheads and seven shield bosses. Wood called it a 'once-in-a-lifetime discovery'

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[Callummullans]

Through ancient forests and over ancient burial grounds. Anyone else feel like this rail way is doomed to fail?

[Imightbewrongbutsomightyou]

The year 3030, archaeologists will be digging up our graves, and they will say, "These skeletons from around 2022, that we have recently found, will never get to see this landmark opening of this part of the HS2 rail network today... 🙄.

[ghgvhfyg]

ancestors smarter than the people today

[adventussaxonum]

BBC are making a docu-drama about the inhabitants, starring Lenny Henry.

[dinkiduniyatv]

ماشاءاللّٰه‎ ماشاءاللّٰه‎ ماشاءاللّٰه‎

[martinh]

Mix of celts, local tribe leaders, maybe german, dutch and some europeans?

[a-xl]

ha and zero comments and zero interest... how do you not see the damage you've done when this pulls in zero views? how can you not see this as a problem? it's been up for 25 mins with 464 views and 11 comments 😂tell me how you don't see yourself as the problem ? 😂😂😂

[derpydude]

Leave it to yt people to disrespect the dead and put artifacts in museums for their own benefit lol

[titteryenot]

Given the way this planet seems to be going, 500 years hence they’ll probably find a rare HS2 site at the bottom of the sea. 🚊 🌊