Article Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women
Article Unearthed skeletons reveal tough lives of Early Medieval women
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“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
“I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” – Audre Lorde
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Apr 25 2025, 10:15 AM
Quote:Archaeologists working at a site in south Wales have uncovered dozens of skeletons – mostly women – which offer a “window into a really poorly understood period of history.”
Dating from the Early Medieval era, which ran from 400 to 1100 AD, the skeletons are from “a period which is very poorly documented in historical sources, and for which we have comparatively few archaeological sites,” project leader Andy Seaman, a reader in early mediaeval archaeology at Cardiff University, told CNN on Wednesday.
A total of 41 skeletons have been excavated so far, the majority of which belong to women who appear to have had a tough existence working in agriculture, he said.
Quote:Archaeologists working at a site in south Wales have uncovered dozens of skeletons – mostly women – which offer a “window into a really poorly understood period of history.”
Dating from the Early Medieval era, which ran from 400 to 1100 AD, the skeletons are from “a period which is very poorly documented in historical sources, and for which we have comparatively few archaeological sites,” project leader Andy Seaman, a reader in early mediaeval archaeology at Cardiff University, told CNN on Wednesday.
A total of 41 skeletons have been excavated so far, the majority of which belong to women who appear to have had a tough existence working in agriculture, he said.
