Human Bones Reframe Lives of Disabled People in Middle Ages

Human bones discovered by archaeologists offer a window into the lives of Middle Age citizens and upends previously held beliefs about the treatment of disabled people in ancient times, a study recently published in Open Archaeology reported.

At the site of a church in Lund, Sweden, researchers discovered the body of a man, known only as Individual 2399, who died somewhere between 1300 A.D. and 1536 A.D. Analysis of the bones showed that the man endured a horrific leg injury in his early 20s...