Just a stain in the soil

I love a British TV show called Time Team. Hosted by Tony Robinson, a team of archeologists descend on a site in Britain and excavate for three days.

Inevitably, the archeologists unearth the dead. It’s pretty common, actually. Burials all across Britain turn up from across its entire history. Watching the show vividly reminds you of the true meaning of, “remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” 

The dead they discover are of every sort: princes, soldiers, monks, lepers, and infants. Death came to them all. Some of the dead are complete skeletons.…