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| Skeleton found on Cornwall coast may be shipwrecked sailor | Skeleton found on Cornwall coast may be shipwrecked sailor |
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| Richard Mikulski of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit excavating the remains | Richard Mikulski of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit excavating the remains |
| Richard Mikulski of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit excavating the remains | Richard Mikulski of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit excavating the remains |
| Remains of a human skeleton discovered on a Cornish coastal path could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor from the 18th or 19th Centuries. | Remains of a human skeleton discovered on a Cornish coastal path could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor from the 18th or 19th Centuries. |
| The discovery at Trevone, overlooking Newtrain Bay, near Padstow, was made after coastal erosion. | The discovery at Trevone, overlooking Newtrain Bay, near Padstow, was made after coastal erosion. |
| Police and forensic experts established the remains were historic and the find was passed to Cornwall Council. | Police and forensic experts established the remains were historic and the find was passed to Cornwall Council. |
| An expert said wear and tear on the bones might indicate a life of "hard labour, pulling, pushing and lifting". | An expert said wear and tear on the bones might indicate a life of "hard labour, pulling, pushing and lifting". |
| The bones found at Trevone could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor | The bones found at Trevone could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor |
| The bones found at Trevone could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor | The bones found at Trevone could have belonged to a shipwrecked sailor |
| Ann Reynolds, from the council's rural historic environment team, said: "Initial investigation has shown that the remains were of an adult, cut off just above the knees, potentially by the construction of an adjacent hedge. | Ann Reynolds, from the council's rural historic environment team, said: "Initial investigation has shown that the remains were of an adult, cut off just above the knees, potentially by the construction of an adjacent hedge. |
| "Two bones have shown heavy wear patterns, suggesting an exceptionally well-developed upper body muscle mass. | "Two bones have shown heavy wear patterns, suggesting an exceptionally well-developed upper body muscle mass. |
| "This may indicate a life of hard labour, pulling, pushing and lifting. | "This may indicate a life of hard labour, pulling, pushing and lifting. |
| "Given the location of the remains on the cliff and near the notoriously dangerous approach to Padstow Harbour, it is possible that they are of a shipwrecked sailor." | "Given the location of the remains on the cliff and near the notoriously dangerous approach to Padstow Harbour, it is possible that they are of a shipwrecked sailor." |
| Further analysis of the remains will take place before reburial | Further analysis of the remains will take place before reburial |
| Further analysis of the remains will take place before reburial | Further analysis of the remains will take place before reburial |
| After 1808 the Grylls Act decreed that drowned remains washed ashore should be buried in consecrated ground. | After 1808 the Grylls Act decreed that drowned remains washed ashore should be buried in consecrated ground. |
| Thomas Grylls, a Cornish solicitor, drew up the law on washed up remains following the wreck of the frigate HMS Anson off Loe Bar in 1807. | Thomas Grylls, a Cornish solicitor, drew up the law on washed up remains following the wreck of the frigate HMS Anson off Loe Bar in 1807. |
| Prior to the act, remains were buried unceremoniously on the nearest cliff to the spot the deceased came ashore. | Prior to the act, remains were buried unceremoniously on the nearest cliff to the spot the deceased came ashore. |
| Councillor Martyn Alvey, portfolio holder for environment and climate change at Cornwall Council, thanked "everyone who has been involved in this excavation and shown such care while carrying out their work". | Councillor Martyn Alvey, portfolio holder for environment and climate change at Cornwall Council, thanked "everyone who has been involved in this excavation and shown such care while carrying out their work". |
| Further analysis of the remains, which were moved by a bone specialist from Cornwall Archaeological Unit, will take place before reburial. | Further analysis of the remains, which were moved by a bone specialist from Cornwall Archaeological Unit, will take place before reburial. |
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