Scientists Evaluate Sámi Burial in Finland - Archaeology Magazine

Scientists Evaluate Sámi Burial in Finland - Archaeology Magazine

KUUSAMO, FINLAND—According to a statement released by the University of Turku, researchers from the University of Turku, including Sanni Peltola and Ulla Nordfors, have analyzed the remains of a 40-year-old man who was buried near eastern Finland’s Lake Kitka at the turn of the seventeenth century. Discovered in the 1970s, the grave has been linked to Sámi cultural heritage. The Sámi live in northern parts of Norway, Sweden, and Finland, and eng…

New study rewrites the story of a historical Sámi burial

Fresh insights into an individual buried near Lake Kitka in Kuusamo, Finland, at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. The post New study rewrites the story of a historical Sámi burial appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.