Angela
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The battered skeleton of a knight was found in the UK:
http://news.discovery.com/history/a...ieval-knight-found-in-uk-cathedral-150414.htm
The skeleton is described as that of a 5-foot-8-inch (1.7 meters) man with serious trauma on his right shoulder blade, 10 of his right ribs and left leg."
"The man was about 45 years or older when he died, according to a bone analysis. He was buried in a stone-lined grave, a type of grave that was used between the 12th and 14th centuries, the researchers said.
Four of the man's ribs showed healed fractures that may have occurred simultaneously, suggesting a single instance of trauma, researchers wrote in the pathology report. Another four ribs were in the process of healing, indicating that the man was still recovering from the injuries when he died. The other two damaged ribs also show evidence of trauma, and his left lower leg has an unusual twisting break, one that could have been caused by a direct blow or a rolled ankle, according to the report."
"A chemical analysis of his other teeth that matched different isotopes (a variation of an element) to foods and water samples from different geological locations showed that the man likely grew up in Normandy and moved to Hereford later in life, Boucher said."
Nothing was said about doing a Dna analysis. Given the type of life he obviously led, it's amazing that he lived to be 45.
I also found the burial of a leper in that cemetery in Hereford interesting. The authors speculate he may have been buried there rather than in a separate area for lepers, as would have been usual, because the Bishop also suffered from it and may have had some sympathy for him.
I always associate leprosy with warmer climates, but obviously it's not always the case.
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http://news.discovery.com/history/a...ieval-knight-found-in-uk-cathedral-150414.htm
The skeleton is described as that of a 5-foot-8-inch (1.7 meters) man with serious trauma on his right shoulder blade, 10 of his right ribs and left leg."
"The man was about 45 years or older when he died, according to a bone analysis. He was buried in a stone-lined grave, a type of grave that was used between the 12th and 14th centuries, the researchers said.
Four of the man's ribs showed healed fractures that may have occurred simultaneously, suggesting a single instance of trauma, researchers wrote in the pathology report. Another four ribs were in the process of healing, indicating that the man was still recovering from the injuries when he died. The other two damaged ribs also show evidence of trauma, and his left lower leg has an unusual twisting break, one that could have been caused by a direct blow or a rolled ankle, according to the report."
"A chemical analysis of his other teeth that matched different isotopes (a variation of an element) to foods and water samples from different geological locations showed that the man likely grew up in Normandy and moved to Hereford later in life, Boucher said."
Nothing was said about doing a Dna analysis. Given the type of life he obviously led, it's amazing that he lived to be 45.
I also found the burial of a leper in that cemetery in Hereford interesting. The authors speculate he may have been buried there rather than in a separate area for lepers, as would have been usual, because the Bishop also suffered from it and may have had some sympathy for him.
I always associate leprosy with warmer climates, but obviously it's not always the case.
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