'Lost site' depicted in iconic Bayeux Tapestry found thanks to revelation of ancient loo

The residence of a legendary king was precocious discovered successful the United Kingdom – each acknowledgment to an 11th period toilet.

Newcastle University announced the find of Harold Godwinson's – aka King Harold II – residence successful Bosham, a colony connected the seashore of West Sussex, England, according to a quality merchandise published Jan. 28. Harold, 1 of the subjects of the Bayeux Tapestry, was famously killed successful the Battle of Hastings successful 1066. 

His Bosham residence was depicted doubly successful the tapestry, but the remnants of the residence were chartless until now. Harold was the past Anglo-Saxon king of England, and helium was succeeded by the Norman king William the Conqueror.

Describing the formerly mislaid tract arsenic a "power center," the assemblage says Bosham was wherever Harold dined earlier sailing to France.

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A tract of the Bayeux Tapestry has been unearthed successful the United Kingdom. (Getty Images)

"The Tapestry culminates successful Williams’s triumph astatine Hastings, but earlier successful the artwork Bosham is shown arsenic the spot wherever Harold enjoys a feast successful an extravagant hallway earlier mounting sail for France, and again connected his return," Newcastle University noted. 

"The determination of Harold’s residence astatine Bosham has ne'er been proved, though it has been suggested that a location successful the colony — present a backstage location — stands connected the site."

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In a country from the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold Godwinson (later King Harold II) confers with King Edward the Confessor earlier sailing from Bosham circa 1064. The tapestry is housed successful the municipality of Bayeux successful Normandy, France. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

By conducting a geophysical survey and analyzing maps and records, historians were capable to stitchery caller accusation astir the site, which had been antecedently excavated successful 2006.

In particular, the beingness of a latrine wrong a ample timber gathering suggests that the full gathering erstwhile belonged to a high-status figure.

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"In the past decennary oregon truthful archaeologists person begun to admit a inclination successful England, opening during the 10th period AD, for high-status houses to integrate toilets," the assemblage merchandise explained.

"The find of the latrine truthful indicated to the squad that the timber gathering was of elite status, and astir surely represents portion of Harold’s residence illustrated connected the Bayeux Tapestry," the connection added. "The hallway was 1 portion of a much extended complex, that besides included a church, which inactive survives."

Newcastle prof Dr. Duncan Wright said that helium was definite that the tract was, successful fact, Harold's Bosham residence, according to the release.

An aerial presumption of Bosham Harbor successful West Sussex successful Bosham, U.K. (Chris Gorman/Getty Images)

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"The realization that the 2006 excavations had found, successful effect, an Anglo-Saxon en-suite confirmed to america that this location sits connected the tract of an elite residence pre-dating the Norman Conquest," Wright explained. "Looking astatine this captious clue, alongside each our different evidence, it is beyond each tenable uncertainty that we person present the determination of Harold Godwinson’s backstage powerfulness center, the 1 famously depicted connected the Bayeux Tapestry."

University of Exeter prof Oliver Creighton, who was progressive successful the project, echoed Wright's sentiment.

"The Norman Conquest saw a caller ruling people supplant an English aristocracy that has near small successful the mode of carnal remains, which makes the find astatine Bosham hugely important — we person recovered an Anglo-Saxon show-home," helium said.

Harold Godwinson, Earl of Wessex (later King Harold II of England), is depicted successful the Bayeux Tapestry with a hawk portion riding to his property astatine Bosham for hunting and oversea fishing. (Universal History Archive/Getty Images)

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It is not antithetic for 11th-century objects to beryllium discovered successful England today. 

Archaeologists recently unearthed 1,000-year-old treasure consisting of much than 300 coins. The coins were issued betwixt 1036 and 1044, which predates the Battle of Hastings by 2 decades.