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What archaeology can tell us about the lives of children in England 1,500 years ago

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par Kirsty Squires, Associate Professor of Bioarchaeology, Staffordshire University

Following the collapse of the Roman Empire in the early fifth century, groups from northwest Europe made their way to British shores. Germanic peoples settled in what is now England between the fifth and seventh centuries AD.

The traditions around death and burial they brought with them provide us with a snapshot of the lives and deaths of people in these communities. Burials can also offer information about a frequently overlooked group: children.

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