Medieval Christian burials in Denmark were likely more influenced by money than supposed outward markers of sin, according to new research.
In medieval Denmark, death could double as a display of status. The closer your grave lay to a church wall or inside a ...
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Status, not sickness, determined where medieval Danes were buried
In A Nutshell Medieval Danish cemeteries show no spatial segregation of leprosy or TB sufferers: diseased individuals were buried alongside healthy neighbors Burial location was determined by social ...
An international team of archaeologists used graveyards in Denmark to investigate social exclusion based on illness.
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Rich medieval Christians bought graves 'closer to God' despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find
Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the ...
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