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07/25/08

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Categories: British History, Museums And Historic Sites

Tales From The Grave

The BBC ran an article this past week on skeletons that were dug up from beneath London, England, and are now featured in a new exhibition, which will open this summer. Regulars around here should be aware of my love of skeletons, mummies, and bog people, and should not be surprised that I would LOVE to see this exhibit!

Here is a snippet from the BBC:

Beneath our feet, stories of the past lie waiting to be told.

Over the last 30 years, the Museum of London has excavated, examined and archived 17,000 skeletons. Now, 26 of them are to go on display at the Wellcome Trust in London.

They each have a story to tell about life in the capital hundreds of years ago.

Full BBC Article & Videos Here

Skeletons: London's Buried Bones runs at the Wellcome Collection at 183 Euston Road from 23 July to 28 September

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Welcome to the blog of amateur historians Matthew James Didier and Sue Darroch. Partners in life and in crime, we endeavor to entertain you with snippets from our combined historical research. Past time with good company indeed, as we shall introduce you to Kings and Knaves, Queens and Mistresses, Cons and Heroes, from our collective past......from events well known to those perhaps all but forgotten, we will do our best to bring you interesting historical factoids from around the globe. It is our belief that through understanding our past we will all gain a better perspective on our future.