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Uncovering Medieval Disease
Season 3 · Episode 120

Uncovering Medieval Disease

Forbidden History

September 16, 202542m 58s

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Show Notes

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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