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Monumental ship burial beneath ancient Norwegian mound predates the Viking Age

  • April 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Monumental ship burial beneath ancient Norwegian mound predates the Viking Age
Monumental ship burials in Scandinavia may have started around a century earlier than previously thought, according to a paper published in the journal Antiquity. It reports the discovery of the remains of a 1,300-year-old ship buried on the Norwegian island of Leka, predating the Vikings.

Originally published at Phys.org

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