TL;DR: 10 paragraphs repeating the question, then 1 sentence giving an approximate date for the body, then speculation on one of three abbots that fit the date with no particular argument as to why it has to be one of them.
In my opinion, a more honest title would just say that the bones were dated.
This article is one of the worst things I’ve read in a while. Bad enough I’m going to add your ai slop website you’re trying to advertise into my browsers ban list.
I found this fascinating because the identity of the person buried in a Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey remained a mystery for so long. Researchers may finally have narrowed down who he was using historical records and scientific dating. History still has plenty of mysteries to solve.
SeeShark | 12 hours ago
TL;DR: 10 paragraphs repeating the question, then 1 sentence giving an approximate date for the body, then speculation on one of three abbots that fit the date with no particular argument as to why it has to be one of them.
In my opinion, a more honest title would just say that the bones were dated.
Nfalck | 11 hours ago
"We've been wondering where these bones came from, and we figured it out! They came from a dead guy. Wild, huh?"
GSilky | 10 hours ago
"What dead guy?"
"This dead guy", pointing at the bones.
TheRecognized | 6 hours ago
“Who was he before he died though?”
“An alive guy”
zoinkability | 4 hours ago
What are the odds?
Jonsnoosnooze | 4 hours ago
50/50. He was either dead or alive.
ThePrussianGrippe | 3 hours ago
Schrödinger’s Catholic
drowned_beliefs | an hour ago
Schrödinger’s Roman Catholic
Nfalck | 3 hours ago
Yes, but we're pretty sure be was already dead when he left his bones here. Or at the very latest, shortly thereafter.
Excusemytootie | 2 hours ago
He died and then he was buried.
Zenfrogg62 | 11 hours ago
Thank you
ralfmalph | 9 hours ago
Or just “old bones found”
borisdidnothingwrong | 9 hours ago
>a more honest title would just say that the bones were dated.
I guess anything is a dildo if you're brave enough.
Yglorba | 2 hours ago
No, no, no, they established that the bones were either Wulfsige or Ælfwig. Thrilling! I always thought it was one of them.
PooEater5000 | 7 hours ago
This article is one of the worst things I’ve read in a while. Bad enough I’m going to add your ai slop website you’re trying to advertise into my browsers ban list.
GSilky | 10 hours ago
Henry the janitor fell in one night dusting, and the lid shut on him.
bitey87 | 10 hours ago
I'd say RIP Henry, but clearly his peace has been disturbed.
The_Amazing_Emu | 6 hours ago
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Medieval Skelton Buried in Roman Era Sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey.
jirgalang | 6 hours ago
Strange that they reused a Roman sarcophagus.
[OP] foodie_2598 | 13 hours ago
I found this fascinating because the identity of the person buried in a Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey remained a mystery for so long. Researchers may finally have narrowed down who he was using historical records and scientific dating. History still has plenty of mysteries to solve.
VladVV | 9 hours ago
Was this written by AI? History is practically defined by all its mysteries...