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    Yrfe

    WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!?

    DIG:2002 #29
    A skeleton in the bowl hole graveyard

    What this skeleton told us: Evidence

    A young adult, likely female and 162 cm tall (5 feet 4 inches).

    Interpretation of the evidence

    In Anglo-Saxon Britain, if a woman survived childhood, she could be expected to live into middle-age, provided she maintained good health and did not die during pregnancy or childbirth. However, we should remember that humans are very good at adapting to challenging times! There is nothing of particular note in her skeletons that gives clues to her health (or cause of death) but both pregnancy and childbirth were not without risk during the Anglo-Saxon period.

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

    Yrfe as found, select for full photo

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

    The archaeologist's drawing of Yrfe

    Where Yrfe was found in the graveyard

    Yrfe

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