SVT.se <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nHuvudbild<\/strong>: Per Lager\u00e5s, Arkeologerna Lund<\/p>\n\n\n\nDuring the autumn of 2019, about 70 previously unknown burials were found in connection to Vreta monastery, southern Sweden. Initially the archaeologists believed the burials belonged to 18th century plague victims, however it soon became clear that the burials in fact dated to the 11th century. Of the 70 burials examined, 19 have now been analysed and present a unique and broad picture of early medieval society.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmong those buried are men, women and children of varying ages. 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