Secrets of a Forgotten Dungeon: Unveiling Leicester’s Dark Medieval Underworld Beneath the Market Place
“Analysis of these soils may shed light on whether and how people continued to live among the ruins of the former Roman city,” he remarked.
According to Leicester’s mayor, Peter Soulsby, the site will eventually be paved over in the future. And as such, it’s “important that we take the opportunity to learn as much as we can about its past.”
Archaeologists have certainly learned a lot so far. During their excavations in Leicester, they found thousands of years of human history that ranged from the mundane, like mosaic stones and market stalls, to the tragic, like dungeons and buried children.
After reading about the “vile” dungeon found during an archaeological excavation in Leicester, England, discover the dark story of oubliettes, the medieval pit-like dungeons where prisoners were left to die forgotten. Or, learn about some of the world’s most haunted castles.
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