There are several hundred kilometers between the sea and the Carinthian Jauntal. And it is difficult to imagine that scurvy, which was caused by a vitamin C deficiency on the high seas, was also rampant between Gallicia and Neuhaus. “Our study shows that scurvy occurred frequently in this Alpine region, especially around birth, in infants and small children,” says bioarchaeologist Magdalena Srienc-Ściesiek, who, together with her colleagues, examined 86 skeletons from three early medieval settlements in the Jaun Valley.
Research results – Deadly seafarers’ disease also raged in Carinthia
