July
31
/ 2022
A burial practice among elite medieval Europeans was to be interred on their beds, a rite which archaeologists call “a bed burial.” An English researcher has now completed an analysis of 72 bed burials across Europe, determining when exactly this luxury way to go arrived in England, and why. According to a new study published in the journal Medieval Archaeology, “bed burials” became popular in England in the 7th century AD. This century correlates with the rapid spread of Christianity in Britain. Furthermore, the new study found that all of England's bed burials held female remains. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"98003","attributes":{"alt":"Early medieval partially turned bed made from beech found in Trossinger Grave 58 in Wurtemberg. (Archaeological Museum of Baden-Württemberg)","class":"media-image","style":"width: 610px; height: 370px;","typeof":"foaf:Image"}}]] Early medieval
