Maryport's secrets unearthed
Archeologist excavating a field in Maryport in west Cumbria have discovered a Christian burial ground. They originally thought they were looking at a late Roman building.
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Christian burial ground unearthed
by Samantha Parker
Archaeologists excavating a field in West Cumbria have found the site of an early Christian burial ground.
Read the full storyMaryport archaeologists unearth Christian burial ground
Archaeologists digging on Camp Farm in Maryport have found the remains of a Christian burial ground.
They say the find is exciting and rewrites the town's history. Originally they thought they were looking at a late Roman building but this find dates post dates that to the 4th and 6th centuries AD.