1. Excavation. From the examination of more than 1000 medieval skeletons in one English churchyard the following were discovered:

• Many of the skeletons were those of children
• The skeletons of the adults were about 6cm shorter than people are today
• Many of the bone-joints were worn or deformed
• Teeth were worn but not decayed.
• Many skulls were separated from the rest of the body.

2. Aerial Photographs.

a) Why are aerial photographs useful to archaeologists?
b) When is the best time of day to take aerial photographs? Explain your answer.

3. Artefacts.

Look at the three artefacts on the PowerPoint presentation above. Ordinary medieval people did not leave a written record but artefacts can still tell us much about what they thought.

a) What can each of the artefacts tell us about what medieval people thought?
b) What else can the artefacts tell us about medieval people other than their thoughts?

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