Remains of more than 240 people, half of which are children, found at medieval priory in west Wales.
By Aled ScourfieldThe remains of more than 240 people, including children, have been unearthed by archaeologists working on the remnants of a medieval priory found beneath a former department store.in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.
Archaeologists believe the ruins are from St Saviour's Priory, founded by a Dominican order of monks in about 1256.Ocky White was a popular store for more than a century before its riverside premises closed in 2013.Some skulls have been found with injuries consistent with having been in battle, according to the experts
Site supervisor Andrew Shobbrook, from Dyfed Archaeological Trust, described the priory as a significant complex of buildings with dormitories, scriptoriums - rooms devoted to writing and manuscripts - stables and a hospital. "It's quite a prestigious place to be buried. You have a range of people, from the wealthy to general townsfolk," he said.Hundreds of medieval bodies excavated from sandsThe discovery was made at the former Ocky White store which occupied the site for more than a centuryAbout half of the remains are those of children, which is said to be a reflection of their high mortality rate at the time.
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