Viking Boat Burials Found in Norway With
Treasure Intact
NORWAY - 01/08/2007 - On January 8, 2007 it was announced
that Danish archaeologists found two Viking boat burials
from about 800 A.D. with their treasures intact. Burials in
boats such as these were common practice among Vikings who
originated in Scandinavia. One of the boat burials was that of
a woman, and she was found with jewelry, a knife, a bronze
bowl, scissors, and pearls, items of considerable value. The
other Viking boat burial was that of a man. A Viking
child's tomb was located nearby causing
archaeologists to believe that this site was a family
burial.
Each boat used for burial was about 6 or 7 meters long (over
20 feet). Vikings were both traders and marauders who traveled
great distances in their boats in pursuit of profit. These
Viking boat burials were found about 350 miles from Oslo.
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