Cross Bones Burial Ground, Redcross Way Southwark, London

The results of the excavation of a 19th-century burial ground are here made available in a short, well-illustrated and popular format. Over half of the 148 skeletons were infants or adolescents and most of the skeletons showed signs of hard manual labour, extreme poverty and poor living conditions. The book comprises an extended documentary background, a history of St Saviour's parish, a discussion of the archaeological discoveries and skeletal analysis and pathology. The excavations and the supporting documentary evidence, as well as this book, reveal a fascinating portrait of the population of Southwark over a limited period in the middle years of the 19th century.Brickley, Megan is the author of 'Cross Bones Burial Ground, Redcross Way Southwark, London', published 1999 under ISBN 9781901992069 and ISBN 1901992063.