Body of a woman discovered among remains of 25 warrior monks of the Order of Calatrava in Guadalajara (phys.org)
from recreationalplacebos@midwest.social to archaeology@mander.xyz on 03 Jun 2024 22:55
https://midwest.social/post/12975878

A research project led by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) and the Max Planck Institute has studied the remains of 25 individuals buried between the 12th and 15th centuries in the castle at Zorita de los Canes, Guadalajara. After exhuming the remains from the castle’s cemetery, the research team was able to determine the diet, lifestyle and causes of death of the warrior monks, who were members of the Order of Calatrava.

The results, published in the journal Scientific Reports, have determined that 23 of the individuals died in battle and that the knights of the order followed a diet typical of medieval high society, with a considerable intake of animal protein and marine fish, in an area far from the coast. Unexpectedly, Carme Rissech, a researcher at the URV, identified the remains of a woman among the warrior monks.

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Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net on 04 Jun 2024 00:58 next collapse

TIL there’s a guadalajara in europe

I thought it was a mexican specific name

Agent641@lemmy.world on 04 Jun 2024 04:35 collapse

Brazzers