Vikings have a reputation as hardy, healthy folk. But scanning 15 of their skulls with modern imaging revealed they likely ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers Dig Into the Genetic History of Vikings What they found sounds perfectly hellish. As the scientists detailed in the journal BDJ Open, of the 15 skulls, 12 showed signs of periapical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Vikings have a reputation as hardy, healthy folk. But scanning 15 of their skulls with modern imaging revealed they likely lived with a host of maladies. CT skull scans revealed that 15 individuals — ...