graves

[chantalpoole]

how deep were coffins buried in medieval times?
im talking about important people in a proper burial where they would have been placed in lead coffins.
could someone pic up a large lead signal from a coffin with a metal detector??

[Chef Geoff]

I think lead coffins are more of a Roman thing but yes you can there was a coffin of a young girl found early last year in Leicestershire by a club on a weekend dig

[Chef Geoff]

Here you go Chantal

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2502714/Sealed-lead-lined-casket-wearing-jet-bangles-girl-buried-Roman-Britain-1-700-years-ago.html

[carling2]

you want to dig up what? ,, im sure the anti detecting league are now saying see theyre all grave robbers ,, me I love pieces of lead not because there may be a skeleton in it that I could flog to a medical school ,,but pieces bus size don't half fill the scrap bucket up nicely.

[Christoph1945]

                                   Jeez, Me, I want to avoid coffins as long as I possibly can!    Having said that; one of my farmers is convinced that Napoleonic prisoners were once buried on his land. I wouldn't be interested in finding the coffins, but the burial parties may well have dropped objects whilst going about their duties. 

[chantalpoole]

i hope not aswell, i have a deal with the landowner to split anything i find with him down the middle  
if it is a coffin im burying it again let the landowner deal with that can of worms lol !!
saying that , its a 600ad site so i guess all that will be left is dust .
Dust anyone

[Val Beechey]

Ha ha ha ha.


Val