Medieval History
The cathedral in Stavanger was built in the year 1125, and is one of the earliest pieces of evidence for permanent settlement in the Norwegian town. However, new analyses of medieval skeletons found beneath the cathedral suggest that Christians lived in Stavanger for several generations prior to this.
Over 15,000 human bone fragments lay helter-skelter in a wooden crate. This mess did not discourage the researchers at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, who are now resurrecting the dead.
?We are reassembling and analyzing individual skeletons in order to form a picture of Stavanger?s population before and around 1000,? associate professor Paula Utigard Sandvik and osteoarchaeologist Sean Denham said.
They are working on a taxing puzzle that sheds new light on Stavanger?s history.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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Medieval History
Archaeologists uncover early Christian community in Norway
The cathedral in Stavanger was built in the year 1125, and is one of the earliest pieces of evidence for permanent settlement in the Norwegian town. However, new analyses of medieval skeletons found beneath the cathedral suggest that Christians lived in Stavanger for several generations prior to this.
Over 15,000 human bone fragments lay helter-skelter in a wooden crate. This mess did not discourage the researchers at the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, who are now resurrecting the dead.
?We are reassembling and analyzing individual skeletons in order to form a picture of Stavanger?s population before and around 1000,? associate professor Paula Utigard Sandvik and osteoarchaeologist Sean Denham said.
They are working on a taxing puzzle that sheds new light on Stavanger?s history.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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