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The tomb of a medieval knight or nobleman has been discovered underneath a parking lot in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Archaeologists were called to the scene and uncovered the grave and evidence of a 13th Century monastery.

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A sandstone slab, carved with a Calvary cross and an ornate sword, marked the grave. The symbols signal the grave belong to a knight or nobleman.

The remains were found while work was being done to turn the parking lot into a new university building for environmental research.

“This find has the potential to be one of the most significant and exciting archaeological discoveries in the city for many years, providing us with yet more clues as to what life was like in Medieval Edinburgh,” Richard Lewis, the City of Edinburgh council culture convener, told the BBC.

Along with the skeleton, archaeologists discovered the exact location of the 13th Century Blackfriars Monastery.

The monastery was founded in 1230 by Scottish King Alexander II and was destroyed during the Protestant Reformation in 1558.

Ross Murray, the archaeologist who made the find, studied at the University of Edinburgh, only metres away from the site.

The bones and teeth of the skeleton will be analyzed by experts to find out what he ate, where he was born and how he died.