
S4E2
Mystery of the Cornish Skeletons - Launceston, Cornwall

S4E2
Mystery of the Cornish Skeletons - Launceston, Cornwall
- Air date:1997-01-12
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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.
Top Cast

Tony Robinson
Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis
Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding
Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater
Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth
Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston
Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Victor Ambrus
Self - Historical Illustrator
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