Mystery skeleton in Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey likely belonged to a medieval abbot, study finds

A skeleton buried in a Roman stone coffin at Westminster Abbey has puzzled researchers for more than 150 years. A new study points to a likely identity: a senior monk who led the abbey around the year 1000. Workers first hit the limestone sarcophagus in 1820 while digging on the north side of the abbey. […]

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