In pictures: Monastery reveals more secrets

Archaeology students have been uncovering evidence of early end-of-life care during excavations at an 8th Century monastery.

Students and staff from the University of Reading have been taking part in an annual dig at the site in Cookham, Berkshire.

This year Thomas Hayes, director of the university's field school, said they had found evidence of illness and treatment in human remains, including bedsores, suggesting palliative care may have taken place.

Doctor Sophia Mills, a forensic archaeology expert at the university, said it had been a "very delicate process" as "these individuals have not chosen to be excavated and so we are being as respectful as we can be and very, very careful".