A documentary on the colour photos of Albert Khan remind us of the aftermath of the WWI battlefields of Picardy following the armistice.
Farmers returned to their land, but were constantly coming across bodies. They were obliged by law to declare these 'finds'. The remains were then identified where possible, and the families required to pay for burial. Mass burials were carried out indesignated areas. An ossiary of unidentified remains was also built - and remains in place today.
For years afterwards, bones, shells, fragments were dug up by the plough.
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