Couple’s kitchen reno unearths 1,000-year-old anglo-Saxon remains
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Ross Sledger, a 49-year-old homeowner in Wye, Kent, England, experienced a surprising interruption to his kitchen renovation when a builder found human bones during construction in 2019.
Sledger initially believed the bones were from an animal, but police investigated after the discovery, treating his property like a crime scene and searching the backyard. Investigators eventually found the remains of two individuals, including a femur, skulls, ribs, and other bone fragments.
After roughly 48 hours, experts determined the bones were Anglo-Saxon, dating back about 1,000 years, and not connected to any recent crime. Sledger continued to find bone fragments while working in his yard, causing further delays to his renovation work. The remains were then passed to a historical society and a local vicar, who arranged a re-interment ceremony in August. During the ceremony, the vicar played the hymn “Jerusalem” as a tribute.
Sledger’s discovery follows another recent find in the United Kingdom, where a couple uncovered a collection of historic coins worth around $500,000 in their garden.
