Ossuary – Bamburgh Bones

Bolster
What this skeleton told us: Evidence A middle-aged to older man and 159 cm tall (5 feet 3 inches). Tooth decay and plaque are present on […]
Snofliġ
What this skeleton told us: Evidence An older woman with a poorly preserved skeleton. Some enamel thinning (enamel defects, or hypoplasia) is present and there was […]
Wine
What this skeleton told us: Evidence A middle-aged or older woman, but no further evidence in her skeleton related to her life history was present. Interpretation […]
Ġeþeahtere
What this skeleton told us: Evidence An older man and 179 cm tall (5 feet 10 inches). Tooth decay and plaque are present on the teeth, […]
Hōpiġ
What this skeleton told us: Evidence A 7-10 year old child with milk and adult teeth present. Some slight thinning of the enamel (enamel defects, or […]
Hord
Ærċe-biscop
What this skeleton told us: Evidence A young woman around 25 to 30 years of age and 167 cm tall (5 feet 6 inches). Tooth decay […]
Draca
What this skeleton told us: Evidence A young adult around 30 years of age, likely male, and 162 cm tall (5 feet 4 inches). The skeleton […]
gebēoras
What this skeleton told us: Evidence An older man and 166 cm tall (5 feet 5 inches). The jaws and teeth show evidence of tooth decay, […]