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800-year-old monk found poking out of cliff face
The Telegraph ^
| 10 Mar 2014
| Sarah Knapton
Posted on 03/11/2014 1:11:46 PM PDT by Sawdring
The legs of an 800-year-old medieval monk have been discovered, poking out of a cliff face in Wales.
Although badly damaged and missing their knees, shins and feet, the thigh bones were found after the fierce recent storms caused severe coastal erosion.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; archaeology; godsgravesglyphs; monk; religion; wales
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:11:46 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:12:46 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Sawdring
Here today, gone to marrow.
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:14:07 PM PDT
by
Defiant
(Let the Tea Party win, and we will declare peace on the American people and go home.)
To: Sawdring
How do they know it is him?
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:14:16 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: Sawdring
yep that certainly looks like a monk to me
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:14:56 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
(If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
To: Sawdring
Jimmius Hoffaius?........
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:15:23 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: Defiant
I think you get the bet joke of the day award.
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:15:39 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: Sawdring
The legs were discovered by a 1960s vintage family sedan?
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:15:44 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: Defiant
It’s horrible to have lived 800 years only to be found poking out of cliff face.
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:15:53 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Defiant
Doesn’t look a day over 500..........
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:16:02 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
To: Constitution Day
Nice legs, shame about the face.
To: Sawdring
800 years Old!!
Wonder if he jogged?
To: Sawdring
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:17:16 PM PDT
by
outofsalt
(If history teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything.)
To: Sawdring; Defiant
Yes.
It is a good one.
But remember - fame is an efemural thing...
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:18:05 PM PDT
by
WayneS
(Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th (and 17th))
To: Sawdring
When does it go from archeology to just plain disturbing the dead and grave robbing?
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:18:37 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: Sawdring
Looks like he’s poking into the cliff face, not out of it...
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:18:57 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: Defiant
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:18:58 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(How modern liberals think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c)
To: Sawdring
To: Mr. K
He might have gotten stuck in a snow bank and froze. If they found his vestibules, I bet they were tiny.
To: Blood of Tyrants
Read the article and it will answer your question.
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posted on
03/11/2014 1:20:44 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
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