Time Team
Season 4 Episode 2 - Mystery of the Cornish Skeletons - Launceston, Cornwall
7.1 ?
1994
Documentary, Mystery
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.
Episodes in Season 4
1
Maryland, USA - St. Mary's City, Maryland, USA
50 min
2
Mystery of the Cornish Skeletons - Launceston, Cornwall
50 min
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3
Steam-Powered Mint - Soho, Birmingham
50 min
4
8th Century Church - Govan, Glasgow
50 min
5
Norman and Medieval Castles - Malton, North Yorkshire
50 min
6
Roman Villa - Netheravon, Wiltshire
50 min
