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Archaeologists Discover Final Resting Place of Up to 65 Arthurian Era British Kings

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Archaeologists Discover Final Resting Place of Up to 65 Arthurian Era British Kings

Archaeologists Discover Final Resting Place of Up to 65 Arthurian Era British Kings

Archaeologists Discover , Final Resting Place of Up to 65 , Arthurian Era British Kings.

'The Independent' reports that archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be the long-lost tombs of as many as 65 British Kings and other senior royals.

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The graves reportedly date back to the time associated with the legendary King Arthur.

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Archaeologists and historians believe the find could shed light on the poorly-understood political landscape of post-Roman Britain.

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Previously, only one indigenous British monarch's final resting place was positively known.

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Now, at least 20 likely burial complexes have been tentatively identified.

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Each complex reportedly contains up to five graves.

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Another eleven potential royal burial sites remain under consideration.

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The burial complexes were discovered in Wales, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

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While the discovery may not yield any solid evidence of King Arthur himself, it is likely to illuminate the so-called Arthurian age.

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Before this work, we were completely unaware of the large number of probable royal graves surviving from post-Roman western Britain.

Ongoing investigations are likely to help change our understanding of important aspects of this crucial period of British history, Professor Ken Dark of the University of Reading and Spain’s University of Navarra, via 'The Independent'.

Before this work, we were completely unaware of the large number of probable royal graves surviving from post-Roman western Britain.

Ongoing investigations are likely to help change our understanding of important aspects of this crucial period of British history, Professor Ken Dark of the University of Reading and Spain’s University of Navarra, via 'The Independent'.

The findings were published in the 'Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquities of Ireland.'


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