Storm Waves Revealed An Ancient Christian Secret Buried Beneath The Sands
On a warm, sunny day in Wales, there are few better places to be than Whitesands Bay. The beach is renowned for its golden sands and magnificent sunsets, with people coming from far and wide to enjoy the spot’s delights. Though many visitors to these shores may be unaware of the creepy things buried beneath them. Yep, hidden under the area’s natural beauty is something eerie and sinister.
For hundreds of years, Whitesands Bay remained pretty stable and its secrets consequently stayed hidden from view. That started to change in the 1920s, though, when archeologists began digging in the area. But since around 2013, extreme weather events have hit and stirred up the beach’s sands. With that, hints of further mysteries contained beneath began to emerge – forcing experts to conduct so-called “rescue excavations.”
Archeologists descended upon Whitesands Bay in 2013 – spending the following four years conducting digs in the area. Their work proved to be quite fruitful, in fact, as they managed to make quite a few discoveries during that period. But when they finished up in 2016, there was still much to be found.
In the summer of 2021 this same group of experts decided that it was time to return to Whitesands Bay. They knew, after all, that the area had plenty more discoveries just screaming to be made. With more work, these experts could shed light on how the people of this land lived their lives centuries ago.
Whitesands Bay has a long and rich history – the evidence for that is scattered all around the beach. As far back as the sixth century, it seems, people came to this place for a particular reason. And it was all to do with their religion and how they dealt with the deceased.
