to think if there was a dead body buried in the garden you would want to know about it?

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I know I would.

And I have discovered there is one in my neighbour’s garden. Do I tell them?

A human body?

Dog, cat?

No why would you? Most people will have previous owners pet buries in their garden?

Human body? Beat off calling the police
Let them tell the neighbours.

Yes, human. Admittedly not freshly dead, but dead all the same.

How did you discover it?

Of course I would. Who wouldn't

Your OP is maddening. If you want opinions then give proper details!

Wouldn't it be on the deeds if it's a legitimate burial?

And they probably shouldn't be your first priority if it's not...

I do a bit of historical research and was snooping through some archives and had a look at my own house and there it was. Dead.

So a historical burial. Not a murder victim or just dumped there.

Why would you? What business is it of yours? Maybe they know and dont care

Oh gawd. I can see the DM picking this one up.

Yes, OP. Tell your neighbour unless you were the murderer who buried the body of course

How dead does a dead body have to be before the police aren't the first people you tell?

Ah, big x-post.

Yes there was an archeological survey done before the houses were built and it’s clearly noted there. And it wasn’t removed, just recorded and then turfed.

Shameless place marking

I’d want to know! (And if you really were the Carenza Lewis off Time Team I’d want you to turn with the geophys people and a camera crew and get cracking.)

I wouldn’t want to know.

That’s the thing! I’d want to know, and would want to dig him up and poke about a bit, but I recognise that’s not a usual response perhaps.

Sadly I’m not Carenza off Time Team. If only.

Yes there was an archeological survey done before the houses were built and it’s clearly noted there. And it wasn’t removed, just recorded and then turfed.

I bet loads of people have historical burials in their gardens. People havent always buried their in a graveyard.

Not a big deal.

I think it’s a big deal. But anyway would you want to know? I’m wondering whether to share this or not! I’d be thrilled and am gutted it’s not in our garden.

They probably know. That’s the type of thing that comes up in searches

Not literally comes up.

Ok I was really into this thread right up to dig it up and poke it

Tell the neighbour. No one dig them up.

Didn’t come up on ours, or on the other neighbour whom I’ve told. It’s just classified as an archeological feature and it’s only when you look up what it is that it’s clear it’s a burial.

You'd want to dig up a person and "poke about a bit?". I mean, it's a hobby I suppose...Personally, I think the dead should be left alone, however long they have been deceased but I do recognise there is an awful lot we would not know about the world if we didn't "poke about" corpses.

Do you know your neighbour? If it is likely to upset or worry them, keep it to yourself. I wouldn't mind either way; I expect we are all a lot closer to dead things that we would like to think...

I’d say mind your own business. They may not be as thrilled as you at the prospect so it may be a case of ignorance is bliss.