Coalville Times | 1904-06-17 | Page 6 | Tomb Many Centuries Old

Tomb Many Centuries Old. A discovery of considerable Interest Inter-est to antlquarlos waa recently made nt nrnncopeth. Durham, England. Whllo some workmen were engaged In tho Pitt llouso quarry, they camo across a stone vault, five feet long and two feet wide, covered by a slab. On removing the slab humnn remains wcro discovered, which crumbled to dtiRt Immediately they wore dlaturbed. leaving a part of the skull and four tooth, together with tho remains of a hugle and Jug In such a condition that they could not be removed. Archaeologists Archaeolo-gists who hnvn examined theso relics have expressed tho opinion that the remains aro those of a man who Mved In the fourth or fifth century.