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Stories from a medieval graveyard: worms, wounds, and wonky toes

Stories from a medieval graveyard: worms, wounds, and wonky toes

Science Weekly vor 3 Jahren

Crushed by a cart, infected with parasitic worms and painful bunions. These may sound like curses you’d wish on your worst enemy, but researchers have discovered they were probably a normal part of medieval life. Madeleine Finlay hears from Nicola Davis a

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Crushed by a cart, infected with parasitic worms and painful
bunions caused by pointy shoes. These might sound like curses you’d
wish on your worst enemy, but a group of researchers have
discovered they were probably a part of normal life in medieval
Cambridge. Across several archaeological sites, the team have
excavated and analysed hundreds of bones to uncover the accidents
and afflictions of people in the middle ages. In this Halloween
special, Madeleine Finlay hears from Nicola Davis as she takes a
trip to Cambridge to investigate what old skeletons can reveal
about the lives of those in centuries gone by. Help support our
independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod