This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Archaeological evidence from Britain shows botanical inclusions formed part of the post-medieval funeral. Findings from the analysis of three ...

Musicologist Alex Ludwig joins Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd to discuss the "Dies irae," the medieval funeral chant that has become popular in film scores.

THIRTY-one people were given a funeral service yesterday – hundreds of years after their deaths. Their remains –thought to date from medieval times – had been found during excavations two years ago ...