Children aboard the 17th c. warship Kronan? : four non-adult hip bones found among the skeletal remains

Abstract

In Britain, warships did not officially exclude women until the early 19th c. (Hacker 1981, p.657). The non-adult skeletons reported here indicate similar traditions in Sweden, as family members appear to have accompanied Swedish navy sailors and/or soldiers even aboard the large military ships of the 17th century