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Derelict pub site reveals hidden secret as 46 bodies are unearthed

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have discovered 46 sets of human remains from what is thought to be a late-Roman cemetery during the redevelopment of a derelict pub.

The remains – including complete skeletons – were found during a dig at the site of the Talbot Inn, in Caistor, which is being transformed into a £1.3-million Lincolnshire Co-operative foodstore....
Read entire article at This is Grimsby (UK)