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What Vikings really looked like
2016-06-23 08:48:01 Post No. 78259055
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What Vikings really looked like
Anonymous
2016-06-23 08:48:01
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>Viking women had masculine faces
>The skeletons reveal another difference between us and the Vikings: men’s and women’s faces were more similar in appearance in the Viking Age than they are today.
>“It’s actually more difficult to determine the gender of a skeleton from the Viking era,” says Harvig. “The men’s skulls were a little more feminine and the women’s skulls a little more masculine than what we’re seeing today. Of course, this doesn’t apply to all skeletons from the Viking period, but generally it’s quite difficult to determine the gender of a Viking Age skeleton.”
>She explains that Viking women often had pronounced jawbones and eyebrows, whereas in the men, these features were more feminine than what archaeologists are accustomed to when trying to determine the gender of ancient skeletons.
>MFW SWEDES HAVE BEEN BETAS FOR A THOUSAND YEARS
