Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved

livescience - A sarcophagus in Westminster Abbey with Roman and Anglo-Saxon decorations baffled archaeologists, but now a 150-year-old mystery has finally been solved.

AI Summary: Archaeologists have resolved the identity of a medieval skeleton found in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey, linking it to historic records and offering fresh insight into burial practices and local history. The investigative work combined osteology, context analysis, and archival research to close a long‑running local whodunit.

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