Is there anybody in there? Entomological evidence from a boat burial at Øksnes in Vesterålen, northern Norway.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Eva Panagiotakopulu, Paul C Buckland, Stephen Wickler
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Norway; Tromsø; Vesterålen; Øksnes; Northern Norway; sami
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200545; https://doaj.org/article/679ced4d233c4c1bac22e7c17c854eae

Although there are several well preserved Viking boat burials from Norway, until recently palaeoecological research on their context has often been limited. Research on fossil insect remains in particular can provide valuable forensic information even in the absence of an actual body. Here we presen...