Lost and found
Viking Age human bones and textiles from Bjerringhøj, Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3445815 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charlotte Rimstad (0000-0001-9395-1929, National Museum of Denmark, corresponding author), Ulla Mannering (0000-0001-8454-9153, National Museum of Denmark), Marie Louise S Jørkov (0000-0002-5283-4328, University of Copenhagen), Marie Kanstrup (0009-0008-4680-3710, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 95 |
| Issue | 381 |
| Pages | 735-752 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2020.189 |
| OpenAlex | W3157672606 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
The human remains recovered from the famous Bjerringhøj Viking Age burial in Denmark have been missing for more than 100 years. Recently, an assemblage of bones resembling those recorded at Bjerringhøj-some with adherent textiles-were discovered in a misplaced box in the National Museum of Denmark. Here, the authors use new skeletal and comparative textile analyses, along with radiocarbon dating, to confirm that the bones are indeed those from the Bjerringhøj burial. This rediscovery offers new data for interpreting Viking Age clothing, including the presence of long trousers, and emphasises the importance of reinvestigating old archaeological collections housed within museums and archives
Archaeology · Biology · Human bone · Viking Age · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Archaeological Studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |