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Illness and disease were an unavoidable part of medieval life. With short life expectancies and deaths often hastened by infection, sickness shaped everyday existence. In this episode, archaeologists reveal how a skeleton uncovered in York, England offers insights into how people coped with disease in the Middle Ages.
Cast List:
Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist, University of York
Prof. Charlotte Roberts: Bioarcheologist, University of Durham
Prof. Don Brothwell: University of York
Dr. Piers D. Mitchell: University of Cambridge
Malin Holst: Osteoarcheologist, University of York
Dr. Sarah Fiddyment: Bioarcheologist, University of York
Dr. Camilla Speller: Bioarcheologist, University of York
Helen Goodchild: Archaeologist, University of York
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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Illness and disease were an unavoidable part of medieval life. With short life expectancies and deaths often hastened by infection, sickness shaped everyday existence. In this episode, archaeologists reveal how a skeleton uncovered in York, England offers insights into how people coped with disease in the Middle Ages.
Cast List:
Tim Sutherland: Archaeologist, University of York
Prof. Charlotte Roberts: Bioarcheologist, University of Durham
Prof. Don Brothwell: University of York
Dr. Piers D. Mitchell: University of Cambridge
Malin Holst: Osteoarcheologist, University of York
Dr. Sarah Fiddyment: Bioarcheologist, University of York
Dr. Camilla Speller: Bioarcheologist, University of York
Helen Goodchild: Archaeologist, University of York
Eric Meyers: Narrator
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