Bones, bones, bones
First published
03/09/2023
Genres:
history
Summary
In this episode, we sit down with two of our resident bone specialists – an osteologist and an archaeozoologist! Maybe not one to listen to over dinner, we chat all about what clues we can learn from human and animal remains. We also hear about unusual discoveries on the proposed National Highways A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet improvements, asking why a piece of human skull was found in a roundhouse, and did we really find evidence of a feast?
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Parent Podcast
Highways to the Past
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