Liberty bound - Rupert's Valley Burial Ground | Archive | National Museums Liverpool

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Channel: National Museums Liverpool · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Archaeologist Dr Andrew Pearson talks about the excavation of a recently rediscovered burial ground in Rupert's Valley, on the remote island of St Helena. 

Please note that this video includes images of human remains. 

The excavation is the subject of the exhibition 'Liberty bound: slavery and St Helena', at the International Slavery Museum 4 April 2014 to 5 April 2015.

www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sthelena

Read a transcript of this video:

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/exhibitions/liberty-bound/transcript.aspx

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