#1. Rich medieval Christians bought graves ‘closer to God’ despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the higher the price. Researchers used these gravesites to investigate social exclusion based on illness, by studying whether people with leprosy—a highlyContinue reading “Some Discoveries To Know About 2”
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How Were They Buried- 2
In Part 1- How Were They Buried– we chastised the archaeologists for their theory of why the Roman soldiers were buried in a well. After writing that article, we went and did some more research on the topic. It seems that our chastizement was correct and that the archaeologists were speaking through their hats. ThereContinue reading “How Were They Buried- 2”