KEY POINTS

  • Workers discovered human remains while clearing a former nursing home in Leicestershire
  • Experts believe that the remains found last year belonged to a 1,400-year-old human being
  • Archaeologists used carbon dating and confirmed that the bones “are from between 635-685 A.D."

Experts believe that the remains that were discovered last year belonged to a 1,400-year-old human being.

Workers unearthed the ghastly remains on October 17, 2019 during a clearing operation of a former council-run Catherine Dalley House, said Metro UK.

Authorities were immediately alerted about the discovery, and a Leicestershire Police spokesperson said a scene preservation were placed at the time.

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Archaeologists, who were also called to the scene together with the police, used carbon dating on the remains and confirmed that the bones “are from between 635-685 A.D.,” said Fox News.

A nearby resident who witnessed the discovery reckoned that the bones were there even before the nursing home was built.

“ There's usually a grinding sound coming from the site but then there was silence. It was eerie,” Hilary Lawrence told Fox News.

Lawrence is a former history teacher and lives across the discovery site, added the outlet.

Before it was demolished, the former 31-bed nursing home was managed by the Leicestershire County Council until it was closed in 2016 after it was revealed that it would cost around $500,000 to upgrade.

A new, multi-million project will rise on the site, added Fox News.

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