Archeologists Uncover a 700-Year-Old Skeleton Mystery
From Time Team, Series 04 Episode 02
When a local landowner unearths human bones while laying water pipes on the Devon-Cornwall border, archaeologists face a 700-year-old cold case. Could these mysterious skeletons belong to a forgotten 13th-century leper colony, executed criminals from the local assizes, or Civil War casualties? Armed with medieval charters, ground-penetrating geophysics, and forensic osteology, the excavation team has just three days to locate the lost hospital grounds and decode the secrets buried in the earth.
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When a local landowner unearths human bones while laying water pipes on the Devon-Cornwall border, archaeologists face a 700-year-old cold case. Could these mysterious skeletons belong to a forgotten 13th-century leper colony, executed criminals from the local assizes, or Civil War casualties? Armed with medieval charters, ground-penetrating geophysics, and forensic osteology, the excavation team has just three days to locate the lost hospital grounds and decode the secrets buried in the earth.
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
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