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Rare archaeological finds show monastery was a social and religious hub (phys.org)

submitted 1 year ago by GreyShuck to c/britisharchaeology

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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Did we not know this about monasteries?

[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is even a bit funny that nothing in the actual text of the article supports the headline, either in the form of a quote from one of the archaeologists or the kind of finds that they list (a room, a well, an enclosure and a graveyard), of which none really qualifies as solid evidence of social and religious hubs.

But since the article was written by the university itself, I guess they just wanted to sensationalise the finds a bit for the layperson.

[–] Emperor 1 points 1 year ago

But since the article was written by the university itself, I guess they just wanted to sensationalise the finds a bit for the layperson.

Also "Stuff dug up at ancient monastery" doesn't catch the attention quite so well.