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St Bees Man is the name given, in lieu of a known identity when discovered, to the extremely well preserved body of a mediaeval man, discovered in the grounds of St Bees Priory in 1981, during an archaeological dig by the University of Leicester on the site of the ruined chancel aisle, built about 1300. His identity has subsequently been established as Anthony de Lucy, who died in 1368. ==Discovery== The 1981 dig examined two areas of the ruined chancel aisle at the west end of the priory. The aisle was built in about 1300 in the Decorated style, and is thought to have fallen into ruin before the dissolution of the priory in 1539 due to structural failure caused by poor foundations. St Bees Man was found buried in a wooden coffin, within which the body had been wrapped in a lead sheet. Despite the lead sheet being damaged at the foot end, the body was in a remarkable state of preservation. The body was wrapped in two shrouds, which are on display in the priory. The coffin and contents were examined forensically over the following week. The body was reported to exhibit pink skin and visible irises immediately after being exhumed. An autopsy performed on the body shortly after its discovery indicated that the cause of death was most likely a haemothorax caused by a direct blow to the torso. Although the body was about six hundred years old, his nails, skin and stomach contents were found to be in near-perfect condition.〔Text of lecture given by John M Todd at the Post Graduate Seminar on Medieval history, Lancaster University, Sept, 1987, and later at Oxford, Copenhagen and St Andrews universities.〕 The lead sheet in which the body was wrapped excluded moisture whilst the beeswax coating of the shroud excluded air. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Bees Man」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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