Osteoarchaeological analyses from medieval Bergen

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This volume of the Supplementary Series of the Bryggen Papers deals with life and death in medieval Bergen as witnessed by human remains, in casu skeletons. Three osteoarcheaological studies from medieval Bergen are presented: one in-dept analysis of skeletons from the graveyard belonging to the oldest surviving church in Bergen, St Mary's, and two more limited studies of the skeletal remains from the Nonneseter convent. These contributions represent the first analyses of osteoarcheaological material from Bergen, and shed new light on the living conditions in the early medieval town - issues related among others to health, diseases and life expectancy. Authors in this volume Hanne Ekstrøm: Archaeologist/osteoarchaeologist and Project manager, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage, Oslo Stian Hamre: Research fellow in osteoarchaeology, Centre of Medieval Studies, University of Bergen Katharina Lorvik: Archaeologist/osteoarchaeologist and Project manager, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage, Bergen Ingvild Øye: Professor of medieval archaeology, Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen