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S16E13: Skeletons in the Shed - Blythburgh, Suffolk
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Time Team S16E13: Skeletons in the Shed - Blythburgh, Suffolk

  • Aired: 2009-03-29
  • Time: 17:30:00
  • Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview

When the new owners of a house in Blythburgh in Suffolk explored their potting shed they were shocked to discover a cupboard full of human skulls. Could these remains have something to do with the superb ruins of a medieval priory that has lain hidden for years? The priory fell into disuse before Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, and may contain the remains of a 7th century Saxon King, Anna. But despite digging several trenches in the back garden, the team struggle to make sense of it all. They are joined by historian Sam Newton.