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Archaeological trap: Fish can make skeletons appear hundreds of years too old

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 11/10/2026, 2:00:01 PM

The Danish town of Svendborg was once home to a Franciscan monastery. As at other monasteries in Denmark, it was considered highly prestigious to be buried as close to the monastery church as possible, preferably inside the church itself, for instance near the chapter house or along the cloister.

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