The grave held a sword, usually buried with men, as well as a mirror, usually buried with women. Historic England Archive In 1999, a farmer stumbled upon an Iron Age grave on Bryher, a small island ...

The mystery of a 2000 year-old burial containing a mirror and a sword has now been solved, with archaeologists discovering that the person buried with the grave goods was very likely a woman. The ...

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