Field archaeologists carry out excavation works at the cemetery under St James Gardens near Euston railway station in London. Photo: AFP
Field archaeologists carry out excavation works at the cemetery under St James Gardens near Euston railway station in London. Photo: AFP
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Skeletons unearthed as giant train line excavation gets underway in London

  • The burial site at St James Gardens contains 40,000 bodies
  • It will make way for a new high-speed rail link from London to Birmingham

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 9:14pm, 2 Nov, 2018

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Field archaeologists carry out excavation works at the cemetery under St James Gardens near Euston railway station in London. Photo: AFP
Field archaeologists carry out excavation works at the cemetery under St James Gardens near Euston railway station in London. Photo: AFP
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