Archaeologists carry out first dig at tomb linked to King Arthur

Phys dot org ^ | July 5, 2022 | Joe Stafford, University of Manchester

[RedMonqey]

The English version of “Al Capone’s Vault”

[SunkenCiv]

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[Blue Collar Christian]

I wonder how much this is costing the good subjects of England.

[SunkenCiv]

Another, better-known example, of a site named for Arthur, from Scotland:

https://www.earthtrekkers.com/arthurs-seat-volcano-edinburgh/

[chaosagent]

They should be looking in the area for some moistened bink.

I thought it was a watery tart.

[Larry Lucido]

“King Arthur 5000 years ago???”

Maybe they found King Arthur Sr.

[dfwgator]

Compared to what the Royal Family costs, it’s probably very little.

[SunkenCiv]

You mean, the country that supported the BBC show "Time Team" for twenty years? Oh, I'm sure they're all dead set against this.

[SunkenCiv]

I hate it when someone lobs a scimitar at me.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“a 5,000-year-old tomb linked to King Arthur...”

Maybe they will find directions on how his flour is made.

[cdcdawg]

That makes for a very nice walk.

[prairiebreeze]

Precisely my thought..

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Fascinating, as always. Here's a little aside...

I've been doing family genealogical research for several years and learned that most of my Mom's ancestors came from what used to be called East Yorkshire. While researching the familial area area a few months back, I stumbled across the Willy Howe Burial Mound. I found it wasn't identified on Google Maps, so I added it.

A couple days ago Google sent me a mail saying 250,000 people had looked at the Willy Howe Mound I'd added to Google Maps. This is an obscure, rather mundane feature and when I added it, I figured nobody would ever see it. I was absolutely flabbergasted to see a quarter million people have looked at that nondescript burial mound.

Turns out the Willy Howe Mound is the source of the "fullest English version of the ‘stolen fairy cup’ legend." from the 12th century.

“Hep Joan! prow Mark! Whether God will or no, We'll have this ark.”

Here it is. It seems that all the ancient burial mounds in England are covered in trees while the surrounding farmland is bare.

[Bob434]

Q: what was the name of king arthurs table-maker
A: Sir Cumference

[j.havenfarm]

I’ve always said you can’t expect to wield supreme executve power just because some watery tart lobbed a scimitar at you.

I’ve always said that, and I stick by it

[JimRed]

...incomplete skeletal remains of several people...

Are they incomplete because they were buried that way, maybe mutilated, or because the tombs had been looted centuries ago?

[Ciexyz]

I checked out your Willy Howe burial mound. Very cool!

[gundog]

[Radix]

Possibly the best movie line ever composed. I cannot even think about it without at least smirking.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Thanks. The “fairy story” is cool, too.