Mrs. von Österöd
A skeleton was discovered by the wife of Österöd , in Swedish Kvinnan från Österöd , in 1903 in Österöd, Lysekil municipality , Västra Götalands län . It was dated in 2007 and is believed to be the oldest skeleton found in Scandinavia at around 10,200 years old. A burial is suspected. The woman was at least 60, probably 84 to 88 years old, and about 170 cm tall.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Torbjörn Ahlström, Karl-Göran Sjögren: Kvinnan från Österöd - ett tidigmesolitiskt skelett från Bohuslän. In: In Situ. 2006/2007, ISSN 1403-4964 , pp. 47-64, ( abstract ).
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| SURNAME | Österöd, wife of |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Österöd, Kvinnan från (Swedish) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Skeleton find |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 8200 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 8200 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | near Bro , Sweden |