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Hanne Dahlerup Koch

Rosaries in graves. The backround, dating, and perspectives of the grave custom By Hanne Dahlerup KochThe subject of the article is the use of rosaries as grave gifts. The author explains the background for the development of the rosary prayers with an em... see more

Michael Andersen

The bishop’s last resting-place? Medieval bishops’ seal matrices found in cemeteries By Michael AndersenWhen a medieval seal matrix is found in a cemetery or under the floor of a church the conclusion will usually be that the owner of the matrix was ... see more

Lars Redin

Archaelogical perspectives of the derelict churchyard of Westerhus at Frösön in Jämtland, Sweden By Lars RedinThe excavation of the churchyard of Westerhus Church in Jämtland, Sweden, which was undertaken in the early 1950s, created the basis of epoch-mak... see more

Elisabeth Iregren, Högne Jungner, Jyrki Räisänen, Verner Alexandersen

The diet for adults and children at Westerhus. Data from trace element and carbon isotope analyses and odontology By Elisabeth Iregren, Högne Jungner, Jyrki Räisänen and Verner AlexandersenThe individuals from Westerhus were randomly selected to cover all... see more

Verner Alexandersen, Elisabeth Iregren

Westerhus. The dentitions of the children By Verner Alexandersen and Elisabeth IregrenIn Westerhus on the island of Frösö in Jämtland the childhood was a stressful period with high mortality. In this study the living conditions of the children are discuss... see more

Leif Grundberg, Anders Götherström, Barbro Hårding

Björned – bone analysis and historical interpretations. Investigations of an early medieval burial place in northern Sweden By Leif Grundberg, Anders Götherström and Barbro HårdingIn the small village called Björned in Torsåker parish, in the county of Ån... see more

Jesper Boldsen

Demographic structure in the village of Tirup By Jesper BoldsenThe people of Tirup are by far the best known medieval population in the world. This knowledge is not founded on an exceptionally large sample of skeletons or written documentation but on the ... see more

Berit J. Sellevold

Burials in a cathedral churchyard: The Hamar cathedral ruin By Berit J. SellevoldArchaeological excavations during the 1990’s around the medieval cathedral ruin at Hamar in Southeast Norway have brought forth skeletal remains of c. 1200 individuals: c. 60... see more

Stephan A. Lütgert

 

Anna Kjellström

A medieval mass grave from Sigtuna, Sweden. An interpretation and discussion about several individuals with signs of skeletal trauma By Anna KjellströmDuring the winter and spring of 1998 an archaeological excavation of a medieval churchyard was carried o... see more

A. Jan Brendalsmo

The landscape of the dead. Was burial at the parish churchyard an obligation in the Middle Ages? By A. Jan BrendalsmoToo often one finds that scientists doing research on the skeletal material found in parish churchyards draw firm conclusions about the pe... see more

Hans Christian Petersen

The Osteological Paradox. An Identification Problem By Hans Christian PetersenIn studies of human skeletal material from medieval cemeteries one of the main objects of study is the health and wellbeing of the population represented by the skeletons. Often... see more

Niels Lynnerup, Morten Qvist, Preben Homøe

Infectious middle ear disease By Niels Lynnerup, Morten Qvist and Preben HomøeEvaluation of general health is important in order to reconstruct the life conditions of earlier populations. This is usually done by analysing the skeletal remains of such popu... see more

Lars Werdelin, Janken Myrdal, Sabine Sten

 

Jette Arneborg, Jan Heinemeier, Niels Lynnerup, Niels Rud, Árny E. Sveinbjörnsdóttir

14C Dating of human bones. Using the Greenland Norse as an example By Jette Arneborg, Jan Heinemeier, Niels Lynnerup, Niels Rud and Árny E. SveinbjörnsdóttirThe article gives an overview of the difficulties encountered in interpreting 14C dating of human ... see more

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Jón Viðar Sigurðsson

The farm and church structure in Island until c. 1200 By Jón Viðar SigurðssonScholars generally agree that the settlement of Iceland was initiated during the second half of the ninth century. A process of adaptation and the subdivision of farms into small... see more

Jørgen H. Jensenius

Why were churchyards blessed? By Jørgen H. JenseniusThe question asked in this article is why churches were dedicated and churchyards were solemnly blessed in the Middle Ages. Five possible reasons are proposed. Firstly, because a possible pagan place of ... see more

Lars Bisgaard

Guilds and burial in the Middle Ages By Lars BisgaardAmong the many religious duties of the guilds the guild laws contain most information about the funeral. This consisted of a wake, a funeral procession, a mass offering for the dead, and interment. Gene... see more

Anders Andrén

Ad sanctos – placing the dead in the Middle Ages By Anders AndrénSocial analysis of graves is a recurring and problematic question in all kinds of archaeology. The question is also present in analyses of the often simple and uniform Christian graves from ... see more

Peter Carelli

“Profane graves” in medieval Lund By Peter CarelliMore than 10,000 medieval graves have been documented in one way or another in connection with excavations in what was once cemetery ground in the town of Lund. The material from the graves shows relativel... see more

Hanne Wagnkilde

Amulets and coins from 11th century cemeteries on Bornholm By Hanne WagnkildeInvestigations of early Christian burial sites on the island of Bornholm show that the pagan burial customs continued well into the 11th century, although they were declining. Th... see more