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"The knight’s remains have also revealed the exact location of Blackfriars Monastery, which was founded in 1230 by Alexander II – king of Scotland from 1214 to 1249 – before it was destroyed during the Reformation."

also:

"The excavation also revealed several more human burials, including children, with the bodies lying in an east-west location, which is typical of Christian burials."

Sounds like this means in an east-west orientation, so that the heads of these skeletons were in the east and the feet were in line and directly west of the head? Or is it the other way around, so the face of the skeleton looked at the rising sun? In any case, interesting to learn this orientation was typical of a Christian burial. Wonder if that holds today?

And all this on the heels of the King Richard III skeletal discovery!