Medieval Christian burials in Denmark were likely more influenced by money than supposed outward markers of sin, according to new research.
Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location ...
In medieval Denmark, death could double as a display of status. The closer your grave lay to a church wall or inside a ...
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 ...
A new book by author Julian Sancton explores the lengthy quest to find the Spanish galleon—and the political firestorm that has engulfed the wreck ever since Sean Kingsley - History Correspondent A ...
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I asked 3 restaurant pros to name the most annoying thing diners do—and they all said the same thing Latest forecast maps show fresh predictions for winter storm Patriots have no curfew to celebrate ...
Sleep apnea sufferers may soon have a new path to a good night’s sleep. A Massachusetts biotech startup is preparing to file for FDA approval of a once-nightly pill that could become the first ...
For this Throwback Thursday, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is playing! Monty Python turns classic knightly fiction on its head as King Arthur sets out through the wilds to find his merry knights ...
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