Medieval Burials

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

What can medieval burial practices reveal about societal values and beliefs? Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by biological anthropologist Dr. Jo Buckberry, to explore this question.

They discuss the secrets behind Sutton Hoo's majestic burial mounds, the intriguing presence of grave goods from brooches to cremation urns and change in customs as Britain embraced Christianity. They delve into medieval battlefield mass graves and mysterious discoveries such as St. Bees Man to explore the profound human connections and societal structures reflected in medieval burial customs.

Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega and edited by Amy Haddow. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
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1:19.4	Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that
1:29.3	delves into the greatest millennium in human history. We uncover the greatest mysteries,
1:35.2	the gobsmacking details, and the latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the Normans,
1:41.2	from kings to popes, to the Crusades. We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders that tell us who we really were, and how we got here.
1:51.0	... Some of the most anigmatic of medieval monuments are those to the dead.
2:16.7	Whether it's the tombs of Westminster Abbey, or immense memorials like Sutton Hoon,
2:23.3	medieval barriers loombe large in our imagination when we consider the past.
2:30.3	And there's a good reason for this. After all, everyone who ever lived in the medieval period is dead now.
2:38.0	That's something that they all have in common.
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