Salme Ship Burials
It is just another day, as workers dig a trench near the village of Salme, Estonia. Their job is cable maintenance, but instead, they find ancient artefacts.
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The Gerdrup Grave: Part Mystery Revealed
A double burial, and a murder mystery…
The Viking Ships of Edøy Island
The ship burials on Edøy island, Norway.
Trøndelag ship burials update
It’s Wednesday again and it’s terribly quiet online about Viking Age discoveries. But here is a nice update, though. Remember the double ship burial in Trøndelag, Norway in November 2019? Here is a brief summary in ‘Sailing the Viking Seas‘ in Archaeology Magazine of March/April 2020.
Double Boat Burial in Norway
A double boat grave found in Vinjeøra in Trøndelag.
Viking Age Mortuary House in Norway
A rare discovery in a Norwegian burial mound.
