Jarman, Cat
The Bone Chests
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008447328
- author:
- Jarman, Cat
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- HarperCollins Publishers
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 2 x 15.9 x 15.9 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Archaeology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons In 1642, the magnificent cathedral at Winchester was the site of a devastating attack by Parliamentarian forces. The soldiers, in search of treasure, ripped open the lids of ten beautiful mortuary chests, only to find them filled with the bones of West Saxon kings, saints, and bishops. The desecration was total, with blood, glass, and bayonets scattered everywhere. The local people later gathered the glass and hid the bone chests for safekeeping, and six of them remain today. In 2014, the bone chests were opened for the first time to anthropologists and archaeologists, who photographed and catalogued the contents. Since then, cutting-edge science has revealed new insights into the lives of the men and women who witnessed and orchestrated the creation of England. In "The Bone Chests", Cat Jarman builds on this evidence to tell a new and unforgettable account of this early period of history.
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