New Excavations Prove that Leiden Is Much Older than Previously Thought.

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Underneath an Albert Heijn branch in the heart of Leiden, some forty centuries-old wooden posts have been unearthed that are rewriting the city's history. Archaeologists say that "a considerable number" of these posts date from the period between 650 and 900 AD. This is despite the fact that they had previously assumed the first inhabitants settled in the area 'only' around the year 1000. "The finds are spectacular and change the existing pict…