Medieval porpoise 'grave' on Channel island puzzles archaeologists
Animal may have been placed in carefully cut hole to preserve its meat or have had some sort of religious significance
Steven Morris
Tuesday 19 September 2017 10.08 EDT
Last modified on Tuesday 19 September 2017 17.00 EDT
Archaeologists digging at an island religious retreat have unearthed the remains of a porpoise that, mystifyingly, appears to have been carefully buried in its own medieval grave.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/sep/19/medieval-porpoise-grave-on-channel-island-puzzles-archaeologists
