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nesting coffins

“Archaeologists have lifted the lid off a 14th century stone coffin buried at the Greyfriars dig site only to find a second coffin inside. …Eight people were needed to lift the stone lid which covered the final resting place of a high-ranking member of the friary, or possibly a medieval knight, Sir William Moton.

However, as they hoisted away the top of the tomb a second lead coffin, with what seemed to be the mark of a crucifix on it, was revealed.”

from another article:

“None of us in the team have ever seen a lead coffin within a stone coffin before,” archaeologist Mathew Morris, the Grey Friars site director, said in a statement. “We will now need to work out how to open it safely, as we don’t want to damage the contents when we are opening the lid.”

I JUST GOT SO EXCITED I FELL OFF MY CHAIR AND THEN I TRIED TO SHUT MY ARM IN MY DESK

ARCHAEOLOGISTS NO

ARCHAEOLOGISTS I HOPE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING