240 skeletons unearthed at shopping centre dig believed to be from medieval Friary

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The remains of 17 bodies have been found by archaeologists excavating a site in the heart of a shopping centre.

The Dyfed Archaeological team believe they were burials linked with the medieval Friary of St Saviours.

The exploration in Haverfordwest followed plans to redevelop the site.

This led to archaeologists digging exploratory trenches and finding walls, drains and items like high quality wall and floor tiles, believed to be from France.

Measuring about 40m long and 12m wide, it is thought the Friary, in Pembrokeshire, occupied a riverside site about 200m long.

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"We do not know whether the skeletons are of friars, as we know many different people are often buried within monastic cemeteries," Murphy told Live Science in an email. He noted that excavations are ongoing, and a detailed osteological study of the skeletons has not been conducted yet. 

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The lesson here has to be don't push into the chip shop queue.   

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The remains of more than 240 people, including children, have been unearthed by archaeologists working on the remnants of a medieval priory found beneath a former department store.

The "hugely significant" discovery was made under the old Ocky White building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.

Archaeologists believe the ruins are from St Saviour's Priory, founded by a Dominican order of monks in about 1256.

One expert said it offered a "window into medieval Haverfordwest".

Ocky White was a popular store for more than a century before its riverside premises closed in 2013.

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The discovery of remains from more than 240 people, found during the redevelopment of a department store, has cost a council nearly £6m.

The "hugely significant" find was made under the old Ocky White building in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire last year.

Deconstruction for the new food market was paused while archaeologists dug.

A meeting heard the project was "significantly in excess" of where councillors wanted it to be when it started.

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