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The discovery of the Iron Age burial site on Bryher in 1999 excited archaeologists because the grave contained a mirror and a sword as well as human remains. The discovery of the sword and mirror together was considered "highly unusual" as swords were normally found with men and mirrors with women in other burials of the same period. But no-one could tell if the bone fragments were male or female. Dr Sarah Stark, a human skeletal biologist from Historic England, told Anoushka Williams about new analysis which could have solved the mystery...