[SunkenCiv]

The discovery of unusually well-preserved 4th Century skeletons in Bath led to a further surprise for archaeologists after DNA testing revealed more about their background and ancestry.

The origins of the male skeleton - found buried, contrary to normal Roman custom, in a lead coffin - gave rise to further questions about his life. Can Julian Richards and his team reconstruct who this person was and how he came to end his life in England at the end of the Roman Empire?

This clip is from Meet The Ancestors (2001).

DNA Reveals Surprising Origins of Mysterious 1,600-Year-Old Skeleton | 6:13
BBC Timestamp | 794K subscribers | 794K views | December 12, 2024

[ClearCase_guy]

The coffin, weighing 750 kg (about the same as a grown male polar bear)

I find the metric system challenging. This little detail helps a lot. Thanks, Mr. Journalist!

[jerod]

Looks like somebody else got there first and took the skeletal remains, and whatever other treasure there was from within the coffin... Probably a very long time ago. The shape is interesting... Instead of being rectangular, it actually has a coffin like shape.

[Red Badger]

“The coffin, weighing 750 kg (about the same as a grown male polar bear)........”

I’m sure that’s a comparison that everyday Brits can relate to................