What the team discovered while piecing together Vittrup Man’s life is shedding light on the movements and connections between different Stone Age cultures.
Vittrup Man was likely born and grew up along the coast of the Scandinavian Peninsula, perhaps within the frigid climes of Norway or Sweden.
Studying Vittrup Man has helped researchers gain insights about the genetics, lifestyles and ritual practices that can be traced to Stone Age societies, Sjögren said.
A cartoon included with the new research depicts how Vittrup Man was possibly sacrificed in a swamp.
But it’s also possible that Vittrup Man was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Persons:
“, ”, Anders Fischer, piecing, Vittrup, Karl, Göran Sjögren, Lasse Sørensen, ” Sørensen, Sjögren, ” Fischer, Fischer, Niels Bach, Kristian Kristiansen, it’s, Roy van Beek, Van Beek, ” van Beek
Organizations:
CNN, Stone, University of Gothenburg, National Museum, Wageningen University & Research
Locations:
Denmark, Northern Europe, Vittrup, Sweden, Sealand, Norway, Scandinavia, subsisting, Copenhagen, Europe, Netherlands