Researchers study skeletons for stories of 'ordinary folk' in medieval Cambridge
The series of bone biographies indicate that the prestigious university city was a sea of need, with poverty and disease taking their toll.
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The series of bone biographies indicate that the prestigious university city was a sea of need, with poverty and disease taking their toll.
Experts use the latest techniques to analyse 500 medieval skeletons and shed light on their lives.
Researchers analysed over 400 humans remains from the main cemetery of the hospital of St John the Evangelist in Cambridge .