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Norwich to bury bones — Jewish or not

March 7, 2013 17:30

BySimon Rocker, Simon Rocker

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Norwich’s Jewish community is planning to bury the excavated remains of 17 people from medieval times — despite expert doubts over whether or not they are Jewish.

The intermingled bones, including those of 11 children, were found at the bottom of a 12th-century well in the centre of the city four years ago.

In 2011, a BBC2 documentary about the discovery, History Cold Case: the Bodies in a Well, suggested they could have been the victims of a violent attack.

Clive Roffe, who represents Norwich Hebrew Congregation on the Board of Deputies, said the community hoped to go ahead with burying the skeletons in a few weeks.