A Viking-age cranium tells stories of the owner's life (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

A Viking-age cranium tells stories of the owner's life

Caption

This skull of a female from a burial mound in what is now Ringsaker shows evidence of a blunt force injury that happened just prior to or during the woman's death. The blow caused a semi-circular depression in the skull with radiating lines. 

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Photo: Lisa Mariann Strand

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