The "lost" St. Mary's College at the University of Oxford was discovered during excavations leading up to the construction of a new student campus. A team of archaeologists from the Oxford Archeology project stumbled upon the ruins of an educational institution that is mentioned in medieval chronicles. A team of archaeologists unearthed a massive limestone wall foundation, chopped animal bones, and decorated floor tiles.
In addition, on the territory of an old educational institution, researchers found a XVII century jug, a bone comb and a silver penny with a cross. St. Mary's College was founded in 1435 and was supposed to be a training base for Augustinian friars. However, after only 100 years, it fell into disrepair.
According to archaeologists, the excavations of the lost St. Mary's College are also important due to the fact that even before the first educational buildings appeared in Oxford, a status Norman house was located here. And therefore, it is interesting for researchers to find evidence of the life of one of the most powerful Norman families, reports vokrugsveta.ua.
