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View article: Isotopic insights into the early Medieval (600–1100 CE) diet in the Luistari cemetery at Eura, Finland
Isotopic insights into the early Medieval (600–1100 CE) diet in the Luistari cemetery at Eura, Finland Open
In this article, we present the results of an isotopic study of diet for the early medieval (Merovingian, Viking, Early Christian) humans buried in the unique Luistari cemetery at Eura (ca. 600–1400 CE), southwestern Finland, the largest c…
View article: Graves, landmarks, or sacrificial monuments? The human osteology and paleopathology of the Bronze Age burial cairns in Finland
Graves, landmarks, or sacrificial monuments? The human osteology and paleopathology of the Bronze Age burial cairns in Finland Open
During the Bronze Age (BA; ca. 1800–500 BC), cremation became the dominant burial practice in Finland. These BA cremations have been excavated from burial cairns in Finland for more than 150 years. This work provides new information on hum…
View article: Buried in water, burdened by nature – Resilience carried the Iron Age people through Fimbulvinter
Buried in water, burdened by nature – Resilience carried the Iron Age people through Fimbulvinter Open
Levänluhta is a unique archaeological site with the remains of nearly a hundred Iron Age individuals found from a water burial in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The strongest climatic downturn of the Common Era, resembling the great Fimbulvinter i…
View article: Ancient bacterial genomes reveal a formerly unknown diversity of<i>Treponema pallidum</i>strains in early modern Europe
Ancient bacterial genomes reveal a formerly unknown diversity of<i>Treponema pallidum</i>strains in early modern Europe Open
Summary Sexually transmitted (venereal) syphilis marked European history with a devastating epidemic at the end of the 15 th century, and is currently re-emerging globally. Together with non-venereal treponemal diseases, like bejel and yaw…
View article: Buried in water, burdened by nature—Resilience carried the Iron Age people through Fimbulvinter
Buried in water, burdened by nature—Resilience carried the Iron Age people through Fimbulvinter Open
Levänluhta is a unique archaeological site with the remains of nearly a hundred Iron Age individuals found from a water burial in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The strongest climatic downturn of the Common Era, resembling the great Fimbulvinter i…
View article: Human mitochondrial DNA lineages in Iron-Age Fennoscandia suggest incipient admixture and eastern introduction of farming-related maternal ancestry
Human mitochondrial DNA lineages in Iron-Age Fennoscandia suggest incipient admixture and eastern introduction of farming-related maternal ancestry Open
Human ancient DNA studies have revealed high mobility in Europe’s past, and have helped to decode the human history on the Eurasian continent. Northeastern Europe, especially north of the Baltic Sea, however, remains less well understood l…