ABSTRACT
The publication of the Transactions for the British Archaeological Association’s conference at Bury St Edmunds provides an opportunity to place on public record the findings of a scientific research project that took place between 1990 and 1993 under the patronage of the Duke of Norfolk. The Duke has in his custody at Arundel Castle a casket of relics claimed to be those of St Edmund of East Anglia. This chapter focuses on the scientific examination of the relics. The examination was carried out by Dr Waldron and Dr Rogers and covered the main assemblage in the relic box together with the material in the damask bag, and also some relics at Douai Abbey. The main assemblage in the box was found to contain more than hundred bones or bone fragments, but it was obvious they were not a coherent assemblage. During the examination the bones were matched as far as possible in order to see how many individuals were represented.
