Investigation of a Medieval Pilgrim Burial Excavated from the Leprosarium of St Mary Magdalen Winchester, UK.

We have examined the remains of a Pilgrim burial from St Mary Magdalen, Winchester. The individual was a young adult male, aged around 18-25 years at the time of death. Radiocarbon dating showed the remains dated to the late 11th-early 12th centuries, a time when pilgrimages were at their height in...

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Main Authors: Simon Roffey (Author), Katie Tucker (Author), Kori Filipek-Ogden (Author), Janet Montgomery (Author), Jamie Cameron (Author), Tamsin O'Connell (Author), Jane Evans (Author), Phil Marter (Author), G Michael Taylor (Author)
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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