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In short: During building works at The Hutchins School in Hobart in March 2024, bones were found and construction halted — leading to the ultimate discovery of almost 2,000 bodies that were believed to have been moved from the old graveyard over which the school is located. An archaeological team undertook what is believed to be the largest mass exhumation in Australian history, digging up the bodies and attempting to identify them — hampered by appalling burial practices and poor record-keeping. What's next? The team have revealed how they solved the "giant puzzle" — and have released publicly the names...