2.4 Food and bones: further evidence of ancient diet

Dr Rebecca Redfern from the Museum of London is an archaeologist who specialises in osteoarchaeology. In Video 3 she explains what can be learnt from bone evidence (including studying DNA and stable isotopes).

Using the example of the ‘Lant Street Teenager’, Dr Rebecca Redfern examines what the bones tell us about the origins and health of this fourth century CE girl. When was she born, and when did she come to London? How has her diet left traces on her bones? How healthy was she?