Amcotts Moor Woman

 

In the summer of 1747, a peat digger found a body roughly under 6ft under peat moss near Amcotts, England. His shovel would hit a shoe and when they found it with a foot still inside they fled the scene. The following October S. George Stovin would set out with his team to excavate the remains.

The remains belonged to a woman who lived and died between 200 and 400 A.D. Her body was bent so that her feet and head were close to touching as if a strong current had placed her body there. She was mummified and her hands were described as well-preserved, but they were lost when they were sent for study. Both of her shoes were found, but the one hit with the shovel was damaged. The shoes were described as having a tawny color and being pliable. 

Her remains were buried at the Amcotts churchyard.

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