WWI Archaeology: Excavating and Identifying Human Remains
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Due to farming, construction, or archeological projects, the remains of soldiers killed in World War I continue to be unearthed along what was once the Western Front.  Although the conflict ended more than 100 years ago, historians, archaeologists, and scientists are able to identify dozens of these soldiers each year.  To discuss this work, we recently sat down with military historian and archaeologist Andrew Robertshaw.
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