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Ancient and Medieval History / Re: Significant Anglo-Saxon Cemetery And Settlement Found In Overstone, Northampton
« Last post by Jim Webster on January 27, 2021, 05:07:01 PM »In three thousand years somebody will doubtless try and prove that actually Americans weren't settled from the UK because their attitudes to burial rites differ so much
To be fair, many Americans weren't settled from the UK (even counting C19th Irish as being of UK origin).
cheers
Mick
Those of European origin, whether direct or indirectly also come from a culture which doesn't have a problem with building on burial grounds. It's just fascinating to watch cultures diverge