5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Burial location in medieval Danish cemeteries was more influenced by social status than by infectious disease evidence.

• 2

  The study analyzed 939 adult skeletons from urban and rural sites dating from 1050 to 1536 AD.

• 3

  Individuals with leprosy were largely absent from urban parish cemeteries, indicating historical burial practices.

• 4

  Tuberculosis was found in both urban and rural populations, with no differential burial treatment observed.

• 5

  Social and institutional factors significantly influenced burial practices, overshadowing the impact of infectious disease.