Scientists Say Skeletal Remains Found In Castle Well Belong To Figure From 800-year-old Saga
In 1938, bones were found in the well at sverresborg castle, but researchers at the time lacked the tools to do much aside from visual analysis. Now, radiocarbon dating and. (norwegian institute for cultural. For 800 years he was the stuff of norse legend. Years have been spent performing dna analysis on human.
The incident is chronicled in a medieval norse text, which suggests that the. In 1938, bones were found in the well at sverresborg castle, but researchers at the time lacked the tools to do much aside from visual analysis. Now, radiocarbon dating and.