Medieval Denmark

Study of medieval Danish cemeteries finds illness did not consistently dictate burial status

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Researchers examining 939 adult skeletons from five medieval Danish cemeteries found no consistent evidence that people with leprosy or tuberculosis were relegated to lower-status graves. Instead, individuals showing signs of these diseases were often buried in prominent locations, suggesting that responses to illness varied across communities rather than following a uniform pattern of exclusion.