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Dating from the 8th to 9th century AD, they were made from salmon vertebrae. With fish an important symbol of early Christianity, they were clustered around the neck of one of the earliest skeletons - possibly one of the monks buried within the famous early medieval monastery.
Archaeologists are seeking to unearth the lost history of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland. It was established by the Kings of Northumbria in the 7th century as an important religious centre and became the scene of the first major Viking raid on Britain in the 8th century.
It was there that monks created the Lindisfarne Gospels - the most spectacular manuscript to survive from Anglo-Saxon England - but there have been few tangible finds at the site.
Dr David Petts, the project co-director and a Durham University specialist in early Christianity, told The Telegraph that the fish vertebrae appear to be prayer beads for personal devotion.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/ne...archaeologists/ar-AAYSVfq?ocid=BingNewsSearch
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Archaeologists are seeking to unearth the lost history of Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, off the coast of Northumberland. It was established by the Kings of Northumbria in the 7th century as an important religious centre and became the scene of the first major Viking raid on Britain in the 8th century.
It was there that monks created the Lindisfarne Gospels - the most spectacular manuscript to survive from Anglo-Saxon England - but there have been few tangible finds at the site.
Dr David Petts, the project co-director and a Durham University specialist in early Christianity, told The Telegraph that the fish vertebrae appear to be prayer beads for personal devotion.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/ne...archaeologists/ar-AAYSVfq?ocid=BingNewsSearch
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