The interesting
exhibition, “Buried with care” brings to life the human stories behind the graves under the floorboards and inside the churches of Northern Finland from the 13th to the 19th century.
The coffin
of a newborn child from the Keminmaa old church. Photo T. Kallio-Seppä.
The
exhibition is based on recent archaeological excavations (1990-2010) in Oulu,
Hailuoto, Ii, Tornio and Keminmaa.
Researchers under the floorboards of Haukiputaa church. Photo S. Lipkin.
The exhibition is the third one in a series
of exhibitions on the same theme. The two previous exhibitions where “Rungius,
buried in a church” and “Anna, buried in a church”.
A flower
made out of silk has been put in the hand of a deceased newborn child. Haukiputaa
church. Photo S. Lipkin
Pearls from
a childs grave. Hailuoto old church. Photo S. Lipkin
The
exhibition promises to apply to all senses. It also includes a
virtual exhibit where the visitor can travel to the church of Keminmaa and
familiarize him (or herself) with the mummy of chaplain Rungius and examine the
deceases that computed
tomography scanning of his mummified body has revealed.
A cross
shaped pendant was found in a womans grave during the excavations of the site
of the medieval church of Ii in Hamina.
The
exhibition is based on interdisciplinary scientific work at the University of
Oulu and has been funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation and the Academy of
Finland. The exhibition is produced in co-operation with archaeologists at the
University of Oulu, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa museum, Tornionlaakso museum and Kemi
historical museum.
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