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    Drihtnēum

    WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?

    DIG:2003 #164
    A skeleton in the bowl hole graveyard

    What this skeleton told us: Evidence

    An older man. The skeleton is eroded and fragmentary but is about 80 % complete. Tooth decay and plaque is present on the teeth, and there is some evidence of enamel thinning (enamel defects, or hypoplasia). Some tooth loss had occurred during life with healing of the tooth sockets.

    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. This man died at a relatively advanced age, indicating that he was well-nourished and in good general health. However, we should remember that humans are very good at adapting to challenging times! In common with many of the people buried at the Bowl Hole, dental hygiene appears to have been poor for this man, and tooth decay indicates sugar in his diet.

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

    Drihtnēum as found, select for full photo

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

    The archaeologist's drawing of Drihtnēum

    Where Drihtnēum was found in the graveyard

    Drihtnēum

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