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The remains of a Viking ship in Norway

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. We have interesting and intriguing information for all lovers of unusual history and archeology. High-resolution GPR detected traces of the ship. The unusual discovery dates back to the Meroviking or Viking period. The remains were found close to the medieval old church in Edoy on the Smola island in Norway. In today's article, we will take a closer look at this discovery. A dose of the latest information especially for you. 

. Who made the discovery?

This is an amazing discovery that Norwegian archaeologists can be really proud of. The remainder was found exactly by a branch of the NIKU (Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research). What do we know about this find? Unfortunately, full information is not yet available. However, what was disclosed to the public is impressive. The ship is 16-17 meters long. It probably served as a funeral mound. Every element, every detail of the ship was examined. Its layout and characteristics indicate that someone very important to the Viking community of that time was buried inside.

New technologies allow you to look closely into the past

. As we mentioned in the introduction to our article, GPR undoubtedly helped in making these unusual discoveries. In addition, other specialized ones were used equipment and tools, which made it possible to conduct a truly in-depth analysis. You can use a statement and say directly that new technologies allow us to look into the past, at least for a moment. Although in a small, humble way, we can imagine how humanity lived and functioned before us.

This is extremely exciting. As technology advances, we learn more and more about our past. We only know three well-preserved Viking ship "burials" in Norway, but they were excavated a long time ago. This new ship will be of great historical importance and will enrich our knowledge because it can be studied using modern archaeological methods, emphasizes ship expert Dr. Knut Paasche.

summarizing

This is not the end of research. Scientists decided to explore other neighboring areas. Perhaps they will find something else of interest there.

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