Anglo-Saxon Christian grave find near Cambridge 'extremely rare�

[Melvadius]

The BBC is carrying this report of an extremely rare form of Anglo-Saxon burial involving both a bed and what a Christian style cross whcih appears to have been sewn onto her clothing, recently discovered near Cambridge.

 

An Anglo-Saxon grave discovered near Cambridge could be one of the earliest examples of Christianity taking over from Paganism, archaeologists said.

 

The skeleton of a teenage girl was found buried on a wooden bed, with a gold and garnet cross on her chest.

 

The grave is thought to date from the mid-7th Century AD, when Christianity was beginning to be introduced to the Pagan Anglo-Saxon kings.

 

It was uncovered at Trumpington Meadows by Cambridge Archaeological Unit.

 

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