Any time I am snarled up in rush hour traffic and spending most of the time at a complete stop I try to put it into perspective by reminding myself that it took Richard III five hundred years just to get out of the car park.

I just love these unboxing videos!

Britain is like that. Layers of history. Wherever you dig you find things. Bones, bits of pottery, battlefields, Roman ruins. I've always felt that in the night, the countryside is quite haunted by all this, charged with a mystery as if the past events have left a presence that can be felt.

Saw Shakespeare's R III at Stratford (Ontario) last week. The play had a preamble with the opening of the coffin by U of Leicester anthropologists. The modern day disappeared in a flash and the play began with Richard stepping out of the grave. As a special effect, it was amazing!

Interesting, 'high status', buried in a prominent place in the church, and yet who she was is lost in time. Salutatory lesson for those who think they're more important than they are. Despite monuments to our greatness, eventually, we're all forgotten.

I especially noted the cloth and the cord. Finding intact textiles is always rare in archaeology.

Couldn’t have said more depressing and disheartening words “ The skeleton will always remain anonymous.” 😭

When I was a kid I was digging in my parent's garden and I found some beautiful golden jewellery from the Victorian era - my dad sold it though so I haven't got it now - hey ho! I became interested in archaeology! Saw a friend today who is an archaeologist and was telling him about wanting to be one when I was a kid and he replied -"you then saw sense and didn't become one!" Lol! I'm sure he loves his job really!

I love how angry some people are at the archeologists for digging up ancient remains , I mean it's not like that's their job or anything .

Don't go into archeology my mother said, you'll never make a living at it. Thanks Mom, I've watched these wonderful finds from afar all my life. Thanks so much for sharing. Just wonderful!

Imagine being a spirit and watching people separate your bones and put them in Ziploc bags lmao 😂 😂 🤦🏿‍♂️ 🤷🏿‍♂️

The thing that blows my mind is that, in situe, there must have been grand surroundings that have simply vanished! History ran roughshod right over the the top of Richard and no one knew it. It's a miracle of modern science that this body was ever found, is it not?!

Seeing that smile of the archeologist talking about it meant he is happy with his job 😊

Love the "Excavate!" shirt with the dalek... very clever

Maybe I’m a little weird, but the thought of someone digging up my skeleton in 500 years time and examining it, actually appeals to me. I’d love to think that I could actually do something interesting for our species with my life, or death as the case may be.

I remember seeing a documentary on a medievel knight buried in a lead coffin about 13/14th century and when they opened it they were amazed his internal organs were still intact and actually did an autopsy with a scalpal on his soft liver and retrieved his last meal from his stomach.

How long do you have to wait before grave robbing turns into archaeology? Asking for a friend...

Wow if Seth Rogan actually put his mind into it he can actually do great things! Good one Seth!

That's why cremation is more respectful you don't have to worry that someone will disrespect your mortal remains .

I would like to see a reconstruction of the face of the skeleton they found.

Her teeth look great. An as soon as I saw them I was thinking around the 13 to 14 hundreds. Once sugar became available that is when people's teeth went downhill.

2:12 that guy in the middle "I'm helping!"

" His teeth are yellow, because he didn't use the Colgate super white! Avaliable in the super markets! "

Seams like somebody went to a good length to keep this sealed...

Fascinating. These archeologists have such patience.

I just love archaeology documentaries. I know this wasn’t one but, nonetheless an amazing find.

I understand if you find this disrespectful, but most likely this woman will have an even greater legacy from being disinterred than she ever had in life. She was forgotten to history, this way she will be remembered, and appreciated for her contribution to our understanding of her life. You have to realize what important work these people are doing. By looking into her bones and teeth, as well as the fragments of what she was buried with, we gain insight into what her life, and life in general, was like at the time. What diets consisted of, what materials were available, the longevity of teeth, what ailments afflicted her.... not only does this greatly impact our understanding of the past, but it allows us to become more connected to it and how we can learn from it. I saw a comment that archeology is a “stupid job, more of a hobby”, that may have been true a hundred years ago when people would just go into a foreign country and steal valuable objects for fun, but these men and women studied for at least a decade to receive a doctorate so that all they do is with the utmost professionalism, respect and scientific approach. You might fear that this could be your body or your loved ones body one day, but chances are, it won’t be. And if it is, think of all the wonderful things that will be learned about you, your time and the world, through something that will be completely inconsequential to you then.

I just can’t understand why you would remove the coffin, what’s in it? A person who wanted to be buried and left alone maybe? In a couple hundred years I know I wouldn’t want to be removed from where ever my supposed ‘final resting place’ was so why would you do it to someone else just because you’re ‘curious’?

I love the idea of someone ressurecting you and rediscovering your life after you've been long forgotten, or to learn more about a known person long after they've died. I don't get those who call this " grave robbing'.

This has to be some of the most interesting work/careers one could do if in the proper locations for such unique discoveries. Had I not been plagued with a mild case of OCD that would make digging in dirt a literal nightmare I could see myself loving to be part of these crews that excavate ancient relics and historical treasures.

If it wasn't for the persistence of that amatuer group of historians, that find would never had happened. Kudos to them.

At what point does it cross the line from desecrating a grave, basically grave robbing, to an archeological study? The dead have an inherent right to rest in peace and not be disturbed.

I love that the guy says the lid is cracking and proceeds to kneel and walk on it!!

"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return." Genesis 3:19, KJV

Would be interested to know what they have found about this woman after more research.

You just opened the grave of Count Dracula's blood line, may you all rest in peace.

I dont think its disgraceful at all. She died and was buried... But unfortunately her tombstone was lost. Excavating this not only brought her (the person who we might think it is) story back to life, it acknowledged her existence. It told her story/history and the Archaeologist treated/handled the remains with care. They do this because they value them and are trained professionals. I actually think its kindof sweet and an honorable thing to do. I think it would be so cool if somone dug up my remains 700 years later if my tombstone disappeared. Hope I would tell a cool history. :)

What I do not get is WHY everyone thinks it is OK to dig up graves or tombs. I do not care how old they are, it is still a resting place for someone. Info is not that important that you do crap like that. How would you like someone to dig up your parents or children after they are put to rest.

So many people complaining about the body being exhumed as if it's a modern practice to go digging around in people's burial sites. St Cuthbert's body and coffin spent a long 1200 years (687-1827) being moved around the north of England and Scotland. His coffin was frequently opened to add bits and pieces inside, or simply to comb a long-since-dead-man's hair. People have always been fascinated by the death and the dead, and people have for a long time dug up the dead and moved them around when their previous resting place no long suited the purpose. In ancient Rome, their was a mass exhumation simply because people had been buried on public land that they then turned into a public gardens.

It was 11:50 PM and I was wondering how does a person in a coffin looks like 50 years later... Then I found this video! Lol

Call me over-sensitive but I wish archaeologists would say a few respectful words when they unearth old bones such as "Forgive us for disturbing your rest", instead of just plonking the bones in a box and carting them off..

This may be a naive comment, but, when opening even ancient graves, shouldn't the archaeologists wear face masks? Is there no danger of dormant bacteria or viruses being activated even after all this time? As I said, a naive question to those who know the answer, but I don't. In any case, archaeology is a fascinating profession and I always enjoy reading about the discoveries and hypotheses.

One day one of these people are gonna dig up a deadly plague

A search for opening vintage WW 2 rations kits landed me here..

A: so what do you see in your crystal ball B: 600 years from now your grave will be discovered and some guy wearing a t-shirt with the word "mu-ha-ha-ha" will look upon your bones. A: wut?

I'm always amazed how these things are forgotten in time...

Would you want people 100s of years from now digging up your grave and opening up your coffin? I wouldnt...give the dead respect

Led caskets were used when someone dies farther away and needs to be shipped back home so I wouldn't rule that one lady out so quickly...

"See what was inside it?" What did you expect? A Happy Meal?

Says the weight of the lid is destroying it after an archaeologist gets in the hole and puts all his weight on top of it.

Congrats to Philippa Langley for finding Richard III. University of Leicester should rename one of its buildings or auditoriums with her name !

I met Turi King at the Royal Institute in January . It was amo. She’s so kind and so lovely

Im Tired Of Seeing People Do This, Just Let Our Ancestors Rest In Peace.. One Day Somebody Going To Open Something Up That SHOULD NOT BE OPENED.

So much for resting in peace

I laughed at them deciding to take the skeleton to the Infirmary, just in case. "I'm not dead!" "Go to the Sick-Bay and Matron will give you some Aspirin..."

I remember seeing a documentary about this on PBS. The journey was so intriguing.

Always wanted to be an archaeologist.

It says a lot about our modern diet when you look at the old ladies teeth or maybe she brushed twice a day with Colgate triple strip 😁

I’ve always been so fascinated with Archaeology.

It didn't really hit me until 2:04 and I didn't expect to be "triggered" as they call it but to see them take a body out of it's resting place just hit me as being disrespectful. I mean he/she didn't agree to this and it probably went against everything spiritual they believed in at that point in time, not to mention the money and work put in for that service. I could see moving all these bodies to a new resting place but to take them out, wrap their body parts individually in a zip lock bag and store them away like some dinosaur bones to me seems disrespectful and probably against their wishes being that people back then were way more religious than we are today. These bones belong in the ground, not to some archeologist or museum.

Not enough discussion about the lead shroud. That is truly amazing. Where would that have come from? It's very large, and thick enough to need cutting with shears. What about the soldering? This is an extremely valuable and interesting piece of medieval metal work and metallurgy.

I think the dead in these cases wouldn't mind being found and they'd be fascinated if they knew of the advances in understanding and research into how and why they died, how long they had lain there, and remembrance of times past - their time. They are not forgotten after all and their skeletons can tell us many things.

As much as it is interesting and fascinating, I feel that it’s disrespectful to disturb the remains. This person who was once buried at peace has now been dismantled and put in different boxes. Maybe in another 500 years people will be digging us up and studying us.

Very interesting, you are so knowledgeable! Impressed by how you are able to identify so many of these dirty, rusty items.

0:47 imagine when he is looking in the tiny space the cadaver's hand get off 😂😂😂

The remains of Richard III were found, studied, then reburied with dignity and pomp in Leicester Cathedral. The remains of sailors on the Mary Rose were found, studied, then put on display in a museum for tourists to gawk at. I respect archaeologists and museum "experts" in general, but fail to understand how a basic sense of human connection across centuries - the ability to imagine how the deceased might have lived, laughed, hoped, contributed and suffered and how loved ones grieved - eludes some of them. "Primitive" peoples who buried dead couples or mothers and babies with their arms around each other had a better grip on "humanity".

I'm always amazed and jealous of how nice the teeth are on all these old skeletons.

Although I understand the interest, I don't understand why it is okay to open someone's coffin no matter how old it is. It just doesn't seem right to me. But here I am sitting here watching it?!?

Oh how so very respectful- dug up, scratched and scraped, placed in a plastic bag and left in a box on a shelf some where... We all lead our lives with this ambition of having a peaceful end and being buried by loved ones... not to be bagged boxed and shelved

Absolutely fascinating. I don’t think this is disrespectful at all. I’d rather someone dug me up and learned from my bones etc than to end up under the equivalent of a 28th century car park.

Weird how it’s ok to dig up / disturb someone’s remains when it comes to research. Anyone who digs me up will be haunted by me 100%

I am always caught between being very interested in this kind of subject, and feeling that its just wrong to do this.

If we're just going to dig everybody up and try to identify what they ate, why don't we just display people in museums when they die with a list of their favorite foods?

Wow. That would be so awesome and exciting to be a part of.

Archeologists are just grave robbers with a fancy job title.

What about using forensic artists to recreate her face, guys? That would be fascinating to see!

Sitting on top of it, very professional.

This is fascinating...Thank you!!

"carefully dismantle" *throws stone parts onto ground **sees chips crack and flake off

Rest in peace

Love the Dr Who reference on his T shirt.

I do love archaeology, and also please explain to me why they talk about how fragile the coffin is, but then you have one of the archaeologists kneeling on top of the coffin?

Very technical. Thanks guys. Kind regards from South Africa.

Wow! Super interesting! I love this history so much!

I'm not condemning them, but it's always a surprise how destructive archaeology has to be (i.e. destroying the sarcophagus to get the bones).

She's been all tucked in and comfy for the last six or seven centuries and you dug her up and dumped her in a bag. What was the point?

Such an amazing find.

We took it to the infirmary and realised the occupant was in fact beyond resuscitation.

"The weight of the lid cracked the sarcophagus" somehow I think it might have been more to do with the car park on top let alone the cars 😂

Amazing that they can tell what her diet was like. Fascinating stuff.

This reminds me of the 2017 movie Ghost Story. In the sense that it reinforces how fleeting and insignificant our existence is

Who signs off on building over that all those years ago without keeping records?

It's funny that once a certain amount of time has passed, people are allowed to desecrate your grave lol

Imagine passing away and being buried just for some random people to find you're coffin, opens and starts messing with you're remains. Maybe leave them alone. Haven't the british messed with enough historic sites and stolen enough.

This work is so interesting.

Gee all you folks that are worried about them digging up 600 year old bones. Whens the last time you talked to your living family.

Why would anyone even think to do such things to remains is beyond me. 😕 😔 The fact that you disturbed a resting casket for anything is upsurd and shocking

Interesting find. Plus, Matthew Morris’ dalek archeologist t-shirt is hysterical. 😂

so much for the concept of ... RIP.

Amazing how the body of a King could be lost over time .