Archeologists Uncover The Tallest Medieval Woman Ever Found In Britain

Archeologists Uncover The Tallest Medieval Woman Ever Found In Britain

A race against time to save an important Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire. We follow archaeologists on a three-day rescue dig, uncovering rare, early Anglo-Saxon graves dating to the 5th and 6th centuries AD. Discover the astonishing finds, including a man buried with his drinking pot and the remains of a six-foot Anglo-Saxon warrior woman complete with shield and knife – the tallest ever found in Britain. Learn how jewellery, armour, and an ancient trackway reveal the intimate details of life and death in the turbulent centuries after the Romans left Britain. Credit to : Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries