Analysis identifies the remains in an English well as those of medieval Jews, who were probably the victims of an antisemitic massacre...Construction workers discovered human bones at the site in 2004, and further investigations found an ancient well that held the remains of 6 adults and 11 children. The burial was situated outside any consecrated ground, raising suspicions that the dead were victims of violence, disease or famine...Radiocarbon dating established that the bodies had been deposited between 1161 and 1216 — a time frame encompassing a historically documented antisemitic massacre in Norwich in 1190. Analysis of the individuals’ DNA suggests...