I saw this movie once, I think...
Posted on 03/06/2009 9:34:23 AM PST by SunkenCiv
The medieval remains of a teenage girl who may have been suspected of witchcraft are to be given a Christian burial and funeral. The skeleton, found by Faversham-based archaeologist Dr Paul Wilkinson, is thought to be from the 14th or 15th century. It was found in unconsecrated ground under a holly tree, next to Hoo St Werburgh parish church, near Rochester. The remains would normally be left in archives for future archaeological reference, but the vicar of Hoo, the Rev Andy Harding, has asked for the body to be returned so she can be re-buried in the church grounds. Dr Wilkinson found the remains about six years ago after a dig requested by Simon Wright Homes, which they were obliged to perform before starting their development. When they found the remains, the girl's skull had been removed from the body and placed carefully beside it, meaning she may have either committed suicide or was suspected of being a witch or a criminal... Pottery found in the area dates back to medieval times and so it is suspected the body... was from the same period. The bone structure of the skeleton indicates the remains are probably that of a female... The public funeral will be held at noon on Saturday, March 14.
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A WITCH!! BURN HER!!!
They would not have put the head “by her side.”
Back in the day, you chop off the head of a suicide, witch, or criminal, put a communion “wafer” in its mouth, put the head in the hands, and bury aways out of town.
Otherwise it came back as a vampire.
Hasn’t anyone read any gothic novels?
They would not have put the head “by her side.”
Back in the day, you chop off the head of a suicide, witch, or criminal, put a communion “wafer” in its mouth, put the head in the hands, and bury aways out of town.
Otherwise it came back as a vampire.
Hasn’t anyone read any gothic novels?
lol.
not really.
Wasn’t he in the first Austin Powers movie?
She turned me into a newt.
I’ll be a bit surprised if any further work is done on the remains, but my guess is, this person (girl, boy, man, woman) wasn’t killed and buried by a freelancer. :’)
Where is that picture of Helen Thomas?
Keep in mind that I didn’t attribute a quote. I just asked how much she weighed. I knew I could count on you all to get it.
It’s possible. That fellow in Arkansas cut off his own head.
I saw this movie once, I think...
"oh cut your own 'ead off..."
Don’t stick your head out of a moving ox-cart.
Medieval honor killing?
Perhaps she lost her head over some lad and was beside herself with grief when he married another.
You got better
Lucky him.
I’m still a salamander.
:-)
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