August
29
/ 2022
At a site in East Yorkshire, an archaeological dig has been in progress for three weeks to uncover the secrets of a medieval village. Now, archaeologists believe they have discovered a centuries-old alehouse. The remains of this site are buried under a grazing pasture at High Hunsley, near Beverly, where pottery beakers, jugs, and sheep and cattle bones have been unearthed. The presence of the former also suggests that a hostel co-existed alongside the alehouse, or was the sole establishment in the area. Other objects of interest that were found include a knife, chisels, and jewelry from between the 7th and 13th centuries. Amongst this jewelry was a small clasp for fastening a shirt, a hair pin, and a cooper
