Time Team S4E2 - Mystery of the Cornish Skeletons - Launceston, Cornwall
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Filmed between 22 and 24 March 1996. A local landowner has discovered human bones while installing water pipes. It is known to be the site of a former leper hospital, and a major crossing between Devon and Cornwall. How much more can Time Team discover about it? Phil uncovers a complete skeleton which has received a Christian burial, and which Osteoarchaeologist Margaret Cox identifies as a young adult female. She also examines the bone fragments for signs of leprosy. Juliet Griffin makes a herbal poultice to dress the lepers' wounds. Robin Bush looks at the 13th century charter granted to the hospital.
Released | Jan 16, 1994 |
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Runtime | 50min |
Genre | Documentary, Mystery |
Actor | Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis |
Director | Tim Taylor |
Production | N/A |