Closer to godliness: a contextual study of osteoarchaeological and spatial patterns of diseased individuals in medieval Danish cemeteries

IntroductionMedieval Danish populations (c. 1050-1536 AD) faced numerous infectious diseases, including leprosy and tuberculosis, that shaped modern perceptions of medieval health crises. While previous studies explored disease spread and mitigating factors like leprosaria, it remains unclear how he...

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Autori principali:	Saige Kelmelis, Vicki Rytoft Kristensen, Lars Agersnap Larsen, Maria Knudsen, Lene Mollerup, Lone Seeberg, Dorthe Dangvard Pedersen
Natura:	Artigo
Lingua:	Inglês
Pubblicazione:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2026-02-01
Serie:	Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology
Soggetti:	burial practices social topography spatial topography leprosy tuberculosis mortality
Accesso online:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fearc.2025.1699370/full
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