150-Year-Old Mystery Surrounding Hair Found In Coffin Closer To Being Solved
- 8 years ago
There may finally be some answers about the mysterious hair found long ago at Romsey Abbey in the U.K. It was initially discovered in 1839 when gravediggers found a lead-encased coffin that contained a wig-like head of braided hair.
There may finally be some answers about the mysterious hair found long ago at Romsey Abbey in the U.K., according to a recent BBC report.
It was initially discovered in 1839 when gravediggers found a lead-encased coffin that contained a wig-like head of braided hair.
To this day, it appears to retain the shape of the head it was on and contains white pieces of scalp.
A team of archaeologists conducted tests on a small sample taken from the artifact.
There may finally be some answers about the mysterious hair found long ago at Romsey Abbey in the U.K., according to a recent BBC report.
It was initially discovered in 1839 when gravediggers found a lead-encased coffin that contained a wig-like head of braided hair.
To this day, it appears to retain the shape of the head it was on and contains white pieces of scalp.
A team of archaeologists conducted tests on a small sample taken from the artifact.