The skeleton is an unusual find
A newly-discovered Roman skeleton could be one of the earliest British victims of tuberculosis, experts believe.
Archaeologists hope the discovery will reveal clues about how the deadly disease spread across Britain.
The man's remains - which date from the fourth century AD - were found on a construction site at York University.
The first known case of TB in Britain is from the Iron Age - but finding cases from Roman times is still rare, especially in the north.
Most finds have been confined to the southern half of England.
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008