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...Open University professor, David Swinten reveals there was a violent storm on the evening of the bridge collapsing, while Eleanor Simpson shares a personal story about the tragedy. The Tay Bridge Investigation Dr Denis Smith of Kirkcaldy Museum explains how the museum led an enquiry and discovered the bridge was poorly designed and constructed. A last minute alteration to...

...Open University course SA188 Archaeology: the science of investigation... Archaeology: the science of investigation A short introduction to this album. The British Museum The first attempt to bring cultures of the world together under one roof. Excavations in Jordan by the British Museum: part 1 The practical approach to the exacavation of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh, Jordan in...

...Open University course S320 Infectious disease... Searching for Syphilis Same as album description What was the Great Pox? Discussions to whether the symptoms described by medieval medical records really were the signs of syphilis. Could Columbus and his crew really have started the spread of the disease in Europe? The bones of Rivenhall women Dr Simon Mays discovers a...