<p>Archaeologist says skeleton inside coffin inscribed to Valerius Amandinus is likely to be remains of 11th-century abbot</p><p>It has all the ingredients of a chilling mystery: the skeleton of an unknown man discovered within a Roman sarcophagus unearthed in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.</p><p>Now an expert has said he has solved the longstanding “who-is-it”, suggesting the remains belonged to a medieval abbot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/21/mystery-roman-sarcophagus-westminster-abbey-solved-at-last-expert-says">Continue reading...</a>
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Mystery of Roman sarcophagus unearthed at Westminster Abbey solved at last, expert says
<p>Archaeologist says skeleton inside coffin inscribed to Valerius Amandinus is likely to be remains of 11th-century abbot</p><p>It has all the ingredients of a chilling mystery: the skeleton of an unknown man discovered within a Roman sarcophagus unearthed in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.</p><p>Now an expert has said he has solved the longstanding “who-is-it”, suggesting the remains belonged to a medieval abbot.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/21/mystery-roman-sarcophagus-westminster-abbey-solved-at-last-expert-says">Continue reading...</a>