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    WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?

    DIG:2003 #156
    A skeleton in the bowl hole graveyard

    What this skeleton told us: Evidence

    A middle-aged or older man and 179 cm tall (5 feet 10 inches). All his teeth had been lost after death. The grave was likely disturbed by the later burial of skeleton 176 and it may have been this disturbance that led to the tooth loss.

    Interpretation of the evidence

    In Anglo-Saxon Britain, it is likely that if a man survived childhood, he could expect to live a fairly long life, at least into middle-age, provided he maintained good health and was not killed in battle. However, we should remember that humans are very good at adapting to challenging times! This older man was substantially above average height for the period and died at a relatively advanced age, indicating that he was well-nourished and in good general health.

    A skeleton with codename Denisc as discovered in the bowl hole graveyard

    Denisc as found, select for full photo

    A drawing of skeleton with codename Denisc as discovered in the bowl hole graveyard

    The archaeologist's drawing of Denisc

    Where Denisc was found in the graveyard

    Denisc

    Danish, Viking.

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