Analysis of two human skeletons discovered in Cornwall has revealed some clues as to who they might have been, why they were in these places and how they lived their lives. These were the remains of shipwrecked sailors.
Author: Dilek Yazıcı
Medieval castle unearthed in Vannes, France. -Château de l’Hermine-
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