Video interviews
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Jelena Bekvalac and Bill White from the Museum of London Centre for Bioarchaeology describe the process of examining bones. They demonstrate ways of ageing and sexing the skeletons, as well as different bone pathologies - evidence on the bones of disease and trauma.
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Emily Sargent, Curator of 'Skeletons: London's buried bones', and Roy Stephenson, Archaeological Archive Manager for the Museum of London, discuss the process of excavation and describe what we can learn from dig sites. In particular, they reflect on how London has changed since Roman times, and how the history of the city is reflected in its buried bones and artefacts.