Ancient burial ( weird topic, I know )

[Hanford]

Thanks; from the report my first guess at a possible date, and it's only a guess is late Anglo Saxon. Hopefully anything that is discovered will include a sketch or sketches of the excavations and remains. Anticipating!!!

That's what I'm hoping for too!!  
Love all this sort, been on a few archaeology digs but have never found anything like this ( yet! )

[Redroger]

Why not take a GCE O or advanced level in archaeology. I found both courses fascinating. Only regret that due to an impending move was unable to take a degree. I hope there are still courses availab le.

[Hanford]

Why not take a GCE O or advanced level in archaeology. I found both courses fascinating. Only regret that due to an impending move was unable to take a degree. I hope there are still courses availab le.

Funnily enough I've been looking into doing some kind of course like that    Gotta save my pennies first, then do night school, then see about doing a university course   
Is there no way you could finish your degree?  Open University do them 

[Redroger]

Thinking about it, but they might not like a 71 year old stroppy bloke on a degree course.

[Hanford]

Thinking about it, but they might not like a 71 year old stroppy bloke on a degree course.

Ahh, so you'd probably be the one sat on the naughty chair 

[Redroger]

Spent most of my life there, and have scars to prove it!

[Hanford]

Spent most of my life there, and have scars to prove it!

Well then you'd fit right in with the degree people  A naughty lot they are! A few years ago some tried to bury me when backfilling a trench      They ended up on the naughty bench, at the pub 

[Ceeoh]

From a very interesting book I am reading - at one time suicides would have a stake driven through the heart before burial, and would buried at a crossroads.

Ceeoh

[stanmapstone]

Crossroad burial was abolished by Act of Parliament in 1823,  4 George IV.c 52. Prior to this law coroners were empowered to order the burial of a "felo de se" in a public highway with a stake driven through the body.

Stan