What Was Life Like In A Medieval Leper Colony? | Time Team | Chronicle

Winchester was once a thriving city and the capital of King Alfred in the 9th century. A leper hospital existed outside the city boundaries, housing outcasts afflicted with leprosy. Time Team, a group of archaeologists, has three days to locate the remains of the 12th-century leper hospital. Geophysics survey the site and find building remains and traces of a wall, indicating the presence of the hospital. Excavations uncover the chapel, cemetery, arms houses, and the potential graves of notable individuals, including John Ebden, the former Master of the leper hospital.
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[@rocketterrier]

Yay, another Tony Robinson documentary!

[@docstockandbarrel]

Imagine growing up in a time when you remembered reading about something but couldn't just Google it for a reference, lol. The olden days.

[@user-if8sj1pq6j]

@docstockbarrel2498 I suppose I grew up in the "olden days". I read all of the time.

[@buschovski1]

this guys great. Just love him and all these people.

[@alanfenick1103]

In the USA the Federal government maintained a hospital at United States Public Health Service Hospital at Carlville, Louisiana. The National Hansen’s Disease Hospital and Museum are located in Carville. The hospital and it’s patients created a community separate from the “outer world.” There is a great history of the disease and treatment are easily Googled and worth a good read.

[@shawnnewell4541]

Also, the island of Molokai in Hawaii was a leper colony well into the 20th century.

[@darlenebradley6756]

Right you are! When I was a teenager I checked a book out of our local library (reading was the main source of my entertainment and vicarious travel) entitled "Miracle at Carville", by Betty Martin. Highly recommend this book!

[@enzobologna3571]

The national guard runs a GED program at the base in Carville where the leper colony is. I got my GED there in 2015 and they still housed people with Hansens disease when I was there

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

I didnt know what a leper was until i watched Cadfael, Genuinely terrifying

[@buschovski1]

I didnt know what one was for years I guess I never checked.

[@Heavyisthecrown]

Where did you grow up? Were you raised with a religion? I grew up in New England, USA . We learned about this at catholic school

[@darlenebradley6756]

I love these programs and would have loved to be a part of the people digging up the history! As an aside, leprosy, aka Hansen's Disease, is now a treatable disease, if caught in the early stages, but rare today.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@deborahbaker4770]

That thing they dropped into the well made a pretty loud sound when it finally got to the bottom almost like a huge splash ‼️

[@deborahbaker4770]

I really am amazed at what you can find deep in the ground people just build on top of something that was there before and new people come and do the same exact thing I’m also amazed at in some place’s they dig they find actual tile floor’s and other sign’s of a house or Roman Spa it’s so fascinating ‼️ I also am amazed and fascinated by Egypt and the burial tombs they find in all of these situation’s I try and picture the people who did everything that they find and what they were like I just love all of this history stuff‼️💯👍🏻😳😳🤔

[@positivelycurvedpikachu]

i live this retro *love

[@kathygodbeaux4837]

does geophysical use GPS to mark where they are? If so does the Earth's wobbling from major earthquakes or volcanoes affect the GPS readings?

[@annharlan8926]

I have seen many of these episodes and wonder why they don't check the 3 day weather forecast before they begin. So many have been rained out on the second or third day. I would like to have seen the third day of digging. Otherwise, a great educational experience.

[@bubblebutt2.1]

Well its always bleedin rainin in britain aint it, Bit hard to avoid

[@mcanta2898]

part of it is that it's inevitable since the UK has a lot of rain, part of it is that the actual days are decided a while in advance, to get permits, research and just schedules in order. so they don't get to know the weather much in advance and have to make do.

[@Heavyisthecrown]

lol we’re luckily in America. Much better weather that the old world. Happy my ancestors took the voyage 😂

[@tinygrim]

Huh ? He's chilled and lost that boozer gut. Good 👍😊

[@jonathanrouse]

I love the scientists rainbow fingerless gloves 😂 probably couldn’t find his so he grabbed his daughters that day

[@nataliemay415]

45:00 if that isn't history repeating itself! Uncanny really.

[@morseventurechannel1365]

Hi

[@treefrog123a]

Did any of the crew contract leprosy.......u know its active in the soil right

[@Heavyisthecrown]

If they did it’s curable now with antibiotics

[@1.5acrefarmer42]

Front face. So technically

[@josh656]

More science than cancelling life saving medical treatments for the sniffles (pray for the mannequins!)

[@hherpdderp]

2020 was three years ago.

[@leiighslivelylens]

What do you mean?

[@AnandSingh-sw4yk]

90s documentary showing 25+ years later..