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Handikapp och folktro i medeltidens Visby : Undersökning av två individer begravda vid Ryska kyrkan. / Disability and folklore in medieval Visby : An analysis of two individuals buried by the Russian church.

There is little known about the medieval Russian population in Visby. What is known, however, is that several graves were excavated in 1971 at the place thought to contain traces of the Russian church. By comparing the results of Noah Runesson (2016) and what was brought to light through an analysis of specific individuals, new information may have been made available. The content in two of these graves have been examined and analysed, and the results of the osteological analysis show the Russians had knowledge of surgical procedures such as amputation as well as how to keep someone alive after such a procedure. One of the graves contained a small piece of metal, rusty from years of being in the ground. Why it is present in the grave is unclear, but one theory is that it was for keeping the dead from walking again. Through osteological analyses it has also become clear that the Russian population varied in ages as well as health, and that they took care of each other when in need.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-418584
Date January 2020
CreatorsUnosson, Molly
PublisherUppsala universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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