This is the first part of a series looking at death and burial in the Viking Age.

This video will give you a brief overview of some of the trends, terms, and burial types we see when archaeologists look at a Viking age site occupied by Old Norse people. We'll also briefly discuss some more complex issues like Norse and Christian religious syncretism, inheritance, cultural contact and diffusionism. But we'll mostly talk about shiny things, ship burials, weapons, tools, and whether a corpse is crouched or extended!
There's also some love for the beautiful York Cemetery, which is where this video was filmed. It's very much a #deathpositive vibe, and if you enjoy that sort of thing, you should check out ‪@AskAMortician‬ and the wonderful work they do making death and commemoration a more open and accessible subject!

Some extra reading on current Viking death and burial archaeology in Cumbria and Iceland, and some AngloSaxon stuff from Sutton Hoo thrown in for good measure!
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
https://www.academia.edu/71245522/A_t...
https://archaeology.co.uk/articles/fe...
http://thehumanjourney.net/html_pages...

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