Sjukliga sklettförändringar under Gotlands medeltid : i staden och på landet

The essay will address paleopathological changes in 13 skeletons from S:t Hans parish church from the middle-ages. The osteological analysis from S:t Hans has been compared with literary studies that address the two villages of Fröjel and Västergarn on Gotland. The osteological analysis was done with the purpose to observe differences in health between urban cities and the country villages. The result of the analysis shows dental pathologies, degenerative joint disease, periostosis, and violent trauma. The differences between the city and the country villages shows more pathologies in Visby. This may be due to the larger urban population in the city compared to the rural one. Another theory about this result is that the individuals from Fröjel and Västergarn are younger and the paleopathological changes in the skeletons have not left any traces in their skeleton