Unique Iron Age burial site found
Published Date:
29 July 2008
By Jeannie Knight
A UNIQUE Iron Age burial site has been discovered during work on a new housing development in North Bersted, Bognor Regis.
Because of previous archaeological finds in Sussex, a dig had been included as one of the planning conditions for the site, where Berkeley Homes and Persimmon Homes are building 650 homes on former farmland.
The 2,000-year-old grave of an Iron Age warrior was uncovered by archaeologists, but it was kept a secret until the delicate work of removing remains to a laboratory had been completed.
The remains of a man, found in the historic grave, are believed to be those of a wealthy man in his 30s, who was either a highly decorated soldier or member of high ranking family, possibly even a prince.
They are thought to date back to between 40AD and 60AD.
For full story and more pictures see West Sussex Gazette July 30
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29 July 2008 11:12 AM
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