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World Service,05 Feb 1998,28 mins

Ancient Roman letters home

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How some letters to home from Roman soldiers are finally being read. An imaging programme is able to decipher the letter sent from soldiers who had been sent out to Roman Britain. Also in the programme, could a pig organ be used in a human transplant.

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