Skeletons: Our Buried Bones

This special exhibition unearths the stories behind four skeletons from the Museum of London’s 20,000-strong collection and four from burial grounds across Scotland. On display together for the first time, they reveal rich and eventful life stories, with individuals coming from diverse locations and periods of time, from the plague pits of urban London to the beaches of South Uist. Using the latest scientific methods, careful analysis by experts has provided insights into the health and history of each individual, bringing to life stories that have long been hidden beneath the ground. Each skeleton exhibits pathologies that expose the multiple challenges of life in the past, from fractures and trauma, cancer and the effects of syphilis, to rickets, arthritis and tooth decay. Research has also shed new light on the grounds they were discovered in and the circumstances in which they were buried.

Suitable for
Family friendly


Website
www.gla.ac.uk/hunterian/visit/exhibitions/exhibitionprogramme/skeletonsourburiedbones/#d.en.434509

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/sc000244?id=EVENT558365