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Period: Roman (43-450)
Date: 2nd-3rd century
Age: Adult (exact age unknown)
Sex: Male.
Excavated from a Roman cemetery located on the road west out of Londinium, the skeleton of this adult male shows signs of cancer.
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Period: Medieval (1066-1547)
Date: 1350-1400
Age: 26-35
Sex: Female.
St Mary Graces was one of the many abbeys that dominated London in the medieval period. This Cistercian abbey was built on the site of a former plague pit that was later home to the Royal Mint.
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Period: Post-medieval
Date: 1842
Name: William Wood
Age: 84
Sex: Male.
William Wood's skeleton was identified by his lead coffin plate discovered with him. He is one of more than 20 named individuals excavated from this site.