The grand old man of Bergen op Zoom

around 1350, the Late Middle Ages

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02-CRP-BopZ 2 half_

03-CRP-B op Z 3 van voren

04-CRP-BopZ 4 man driekwart




The tall man was over 70 years old. A respectable age for the Middle Ages. He was buried in front of the altar of the chapel in the former St Maartens Hospital, in Bergen Op Zoom. This location would suggest he was a person of some importance.

client:  the In den Scherminckel Foundation and the Archological Department of Bergen Of Zoom municipality.

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