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Medieval Cemetery Unearthed During Ghent Resurfacing Project

Archaeologists in Ghent, Belgium, discovered a historic cemetery beside a church in the Flax Market while testing the ground for a tree-planting site. Four skeletons have been found, with estimates suggesting up to 240 burials across five levels dating from the eleventh to eighteenth centuries.

Historic Cemetery Excavated in Ghent
Medieval Cemetery Unearthed During Ghent Resurfacing Project
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Archaeologists in Ghent, Belgium, discovered a historic cemetery beside a church in the Flax Market while testing the ground for a tree-planting site. Four skeletons have been found, with estimates suggesting up to 240 burials across five levels dating from the eleventh to eight…