microrobert
03-20-2012, 06:20 PM
Mary Rose skeletons studied by Swansea sports scientists
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A reconstruction of the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545
Skeletons recovered from the wreck of a King Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose are being studied to discover more about life in the 1500s.
Swansea University sports scientists are hoping to find out more about the toll on the bodies of archers who had to pull heavy bows.
It is documented that archers were aboard the ship when it sank in 1545.
BBC News - Mary Rose skeletons studied by Swansea sports scientists (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17309665)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59063000/jpg/_59063515_002246599-1.jpg
A reconstruction of the Mary Rose, which sank in 1545
Skeletons recovered from the wreck of a King Henry VIII's warship the Mary Rose are being studied to discover more about life in the 1500s.
Swansea University sports scientists are hoping to find out more about the toll on the bodies of archers who had to pull heavy bows.
It is documented that archers were aboard the ship when it sank in 1545.
BBC News - Mary Rose skeletons studied by Swansea sports scientists (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17309665)