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Buried Evidence – Poynter Lecture 2026

Internationally acclaimed forensic pathologist Dr John Clark gave the 2026 Poynter Lecture entitled “Buried Evidence” on Saturday 20 June at joint meeting of BSHM and the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine. Report. 


 

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