Figure 1.

Excavation and sampling of skeletal remains from the Sverresborg Well-man

(A) Photograph of the skeletal remains during a 2016 excavation. Photo courtesy of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research.

(B) Photograph of the skeletal remains during the 1938 excavation. Photo courtesy of Riksantikvaren.

(C) Photograph of the complete skeletal remains. Photo courtesy of Åge Hojem, NTNU University Museum.

(D) Photograph of the seven teeth recovered, with the tooth used for ancient DNA analysis indicated by a red star.

(E) Schematic illustration of the experimental design for the ancient DNA extractions. Red lines indicate cut sites along the tooth.