Summary

Medieval health and sanitation efforts involved deliberate interventions; however, some of these measures had the opposite effect, leading to an increased spread of disease in Trondheim. Ancient skeletons from the city can tell us a great deal about how people lived, what they ate, what diseases they suffered from and what caused their deaths. They also provide insight into social conditions and how society was organized.

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