Identification of a skeleton in a Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey

What the sources report

The man found inside the Roman sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey in London died about 700 years after the inscription and may have been an abbot of the Abbey. LiFO

Warwick Rodwell, the abbey's archaeological adviser, narrows the possible identity to two historical figures of the 11th century. LiFO

They are the medieval abbots Aelfwig and Wulnoth. Newsbomb

Radiocarbon dating showed that the man lived in the late 10th or early 11th century. Kathimerini

The examination showed a man aged 35 to 49, about 1.75 metres tall. LiFO

Where they differ

Ta Nea writes that the mystery remained unsolved for more than 200 years, as did Kathimerini, while Proto Thema and Newsbomb mention more than 150 years. Newsbomb Kathimerini Proto Thema Ta Nea

Ta Nea reports that Rodwell believes the remains most likely belong to Aelfwig, an abbot who died around 1020, while Newsbomb writes that Rodwell speaks of two possible candidates. Newsbomb Ta Nea

LiFO writes that the skeleton was found in 2016, when the sarcophagus was moved to a laboratory, while Kathimerini gives 2018. LiFO Kathimerini