article_snippet: In a six-month dig they found some 400 almost perfectly preserved human skeletons and the partial remains of up to 900 more, all dating from the 13th to 15th centuries.
article_snippet: Big dig: Containing about 1,300 burials - including about 400 complete skeletons - the cemetary was found as part of the refurbishment of the Victorian building three years ago but details have only now been made public .
article_snippet: As well as the 400 skeletons 'disarticulated' and 'fragmentary remains' of what could be as many as 1,000 more individuals have also been found .
article_snippet: New light: With on-going DNA analysis of the remains of 1,300 people found in the cemetary, experts hope some 400 almost perfectly preserved human skeletons and the partial remains of up to 900 more, all dating from the 13th to 15th centuries will help to cast fresh light on life and death in medieval times .
article_snippet: Most of some 400 almost perfectly preserved human skeletons and the partial remains of up to 900 more, all dating from the 13th to 15th centuries are of 25 to 45-year-old men.
article_snippet: Mr Cessford, 45, said some 400 almost perfectly preserved human skeletons and the partial remains of up to 900 more, all dating from the 13th to 15th centuries were buried in neat rows and once the cemetery was full, more were buried on top.
highlights_snippet: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of 1,300 people .
  