Monty Python Got It Wrong: 939 Skeletons Challenge Medieval Disease Myths
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Monty Python Got It Wrong: 939 Skeletons Challenge Medieval Disease Myths

Leprosy carried powerful stigma in medieval Europe, but new skeletal evidence from Danish cemeteries suggests the sick were not always pushed aside in death. In medieval Denmark, burial location reflected social standing. Families who could afford it paid for graves closer to the church, where plots were considered more prestigious and therefore more expensive. Researchers [...]