Time Team Excavation Uncovers New Structures at Medieval Leprosy Hospital in Lincoln

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The Facts

  • Archaeologists from the TV program 'Time Team' uncovered traces of medieval walls and possible living quarters during a three-day excavation at South Common, Lincoln, England. Fox News only
  • The site was home to the Hospital of the Holy Innocents, founded between the late 11th and early 12th centuries, which operated for nearly 500 years and housed up to 20 leprosy patients at a time. Fox News only
  • Researchers identified small, square features that may have been individual living quarters or enclosed yards for patients; the structures had never been excavated before. Fox News only
  • The dig builds on a last-year excavation in which volunteers unearthed walls, building surfaces and artifacts linked to the hospital. Fox News only
  • The excavation is part of a three-year research project led by Anglia Ruskin University studying the people who lived, worked and died at the hospital. Fox News only
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  • Professor Carenza Lewis of the University of Lincoln said patients needed resources to gain entry, comparing it to a place in a private care home. Fox News only

Context

Archaeologists have found traces of previously unexcavated small square structures at the site of a medieval leprosy hospital in Lincoln, England. The findings were reported by Jam Press and relayed by Fox News.

The work is part of a three-year project led by Anglia Ruskin University. Leprosy, also called Hansen's disease, is curable with antibiotics and still exists today.

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