Bulford, UK : Skeletal remains of 1,500 yr old Human's discovered at a building site

Army finds bones of extinct animals and human skeletons from 1,500 years ago on building site Archaeologists investigating a site used for British Army housing have uncovered the bones of extinct animals and skeletons from more than 1500 years ago.

The huge haul came as the Army planned to build homes for 4000 personnel returning to the UK from Germany.

They were digging up the site in Bulford, near to the Salisbury Plain, when they made the amazing discovery.

Because below ground level lay 150 Anglo-Saxon graves, the bones of extinct wild cattle and hundreds of objects dating back to 5,000 years ago.

Defense Infrastructure OrganisationFinds on Salisbury PlainsThe human bones are thought to be around 1500 years old The dig, conducted by contractors White Young Green and Wessex Archaeology, uncovered artefacts from the Neothilic Bronze Age, Anglo-Saxon period, World War One and World War Two.

Defense Infrastructure OrganisationFinds on Salisbury PlainsA well-preserved human skeleton found in the dig Si Cleggett from Wessex Archaeology said: "It's worth pointing out that you're occupying a space that was used as a cemetery over around about 1500 years ago. Defense Infrastructure OrganisationFinds on Salisbury PlainsOne of the Anglo-Saxon graves dug up by archaeologists "That cemetery probably represents a period where Anglo-Saxon communities were being slowly influenced by the church.

"So the cemetery itself consisting of over 150 graves, around 33% of which were buried with grave goods of a variety, and this rather represents what we call a conversion period and dates probably from between the 700s and 800 AD."