Traces of ancient civilisation discovered near 'King Arthur's birthplace' in Tintagel [View all]
Jasper Hamill
Friday 15 Jun 2018 11:42 am
A view of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, where a stone inscribed with rare ancient writing was uncovered (Picture: Emily Whitfield-Wicks/English Heritage/PA Wire)
A stone inscribed with rare ancient writing has been uncovered at Tintagel Castle, adding weight to theories it was a royal site.
The stone’s Latin writing, Greek letters and Christian symbols all date from the seventh century AD and appear to be the work of someone practising writing a text, analysis has found.
Inscribed writing from the early Middle Ages rarely survives, so the find of the 1,300-year-old engraving is particularly unusual, according to English Heritage, which manages the site on the north Cornwall coast.
It was uncovered last summer as part of a major excavation at Tintagel by Cornwall Archaeological Unit, which has also turned up oyster shells and livestock bones, bowls from Turkey and glass goblets from Spain dating from the same period.
Read more: https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/15/traces-ancient-civilisation-discovered-near-king-arthurs-birthplace-tintagel-7633776/?ito=cbshare
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