Most importantly, this research helps us see past the mythologized version of Vikings that dominates popular culture, revealing instead real ... 15 skulls from a larger collection of 171 Viking ...

The town’s thousands of ancient graves hold many well-preserved Viking skeletons. The Gothenburg researchers decided to scale up the technique from single teeth to entire skulls. The CT scans provided ...

Viking life wasn’t just tough, it was often chronically painful. For proof, all you need to do is examine their skulls. That’s what researchers at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg did with ...

This is shown in a study in which Viking skulls were examined using modern X-ray techniques. Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have suffered from severe oral and maxillofacial disease ...

New research has revealed the horrors of the Viking age, as the study of skulls showed evidence of devastating disease and infections. Scientists from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden used ...

Swedish researchers found a hidden array of health issues in Viking skulls. A team of archaeologists from the University of Gothenburg analyzed a set of skulls and detected signs of serious ...

Other issues found in multiple skulls included poorly healed or malformed jaw bones and one Viking skull showed signs of hardened tissue near the temporal bone, which may indicate an ear infection ...

This is shown in a study from the University of Gothenburg in which Viking skulls were examined using modern X-ray techniques. About a year ago saw the publication of research based on the ...

About a year ago saw the publication of research based on the examination of a large number of teeth from the Viking Age population of Varnhem ... looking at not only teeth but also entire skulls, by ...

The skulls of Viking-era individuals were examined with modern computed tomography, in the search for infections, inflammations and other diseases. Sweden's Viking Age population appears to have ...