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The BBC reports that a team of archaeologists in Leicestershire has uncovered several ancient bodies at the site of a new park-and-ride development. Excavations are continuing in Enderby after what are thought to be four skeletons from the Iron Age - dating from before 43AD - were discovered. The team from the University of Leicester said there were probably more bodies buried at the site. A further four-week excavation in now under way.

Peter Liddle, keeper of archaeology at Leicestershire County Council, said:

We seem to have a track way that runs across the landscape and buried next to that track way are a series of bodies. It’s nice as Iron Age roads and tracks are not that common. Iron Age burial is elusive - you don’t see a lot of dead Iron Age people, you can’t generally find them.

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