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- Time Team archaeologists uncovered medieval leprosy hospital walls at the Hospital of the Holy Innocents in Lincoln, England.
- The three-day dig began Friday at South Common, revealing square 5 m features that may be leper dwellings.
- Anglia Ruskin University leads the three-year project, funded £248,139 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
- Lincoln City Council says the hospital likely operated for five centuries and will involve locals in future digs.