Posted on 01/08/2007 10:56:12 AM PST by blam
New Viking treasures found
Archaeologists have made a major discovery in Western Norway, unearthing well-preserved Viking graves from the 9th century full of riches.
Glass beads covered with gold are among the items found in the Viking graves. PHOTO: JONAS HAAR FRIESTAD
Workers at the excavation site are awed by what they've found. PHOTO: JONAS HAAR FRIESTAD
The Viking treasures were found at Frøyland in Rogaland County. Local newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad reported Monday that items recovered from the graves indicate they belonged to wealthy Vikings of the time.
In one of the graves, belonging to a woman, archaeologists found jewellery, many pearls, glass beads, scissors, a knife and other household utensils.
"The size, quality and design of the jewellery is highly unusual," said archaeologist Olle Hemdorff. "She took with her many things."
The archaeologists from the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger found traces from Viking times just a half-meter below the surface at their excavation site at Frøyland. They've found a woman's grave, a man's grave and a child's grave, which they haven't yet examined.
It's believed that two more graves are lying in the vicinity.
More than 50 items from the grave, found just after New Year, have been transported to the museum, including a large bronze buckle engraved with bear heads and ducks.
Both the male and female graves include Viking boats about seven meters long, and many of the vessels' nails have been recovered. Hemdorff said the graves are believed to belong to a family from the 800s.
GGG Ping.
But did they find any SPAM with it?
Come-from-the-land-of-ice-and-snow-ping!
Come-from-the-land-of-ice-and-snow-ping!
They obviously didn't find one of these.
OH...My first thought was that somebody found the end zone.
Interesting article, blam. Thanks for posting it.
The article brought a question to mind that I've asked myself before. Has anyone else ever wondered what the difference is between grave robbing and the excavation of graves (and taking the loot) for archaeological purposes?
"Has anyone else ever wondered what the difference is between grave robbing and the excavation of graves (and taking the loot) for archaeological purposes?"
It's grave robbing if you don't have a government license to rob graves.
Fran Tarkenton's Super Bowl ring? Hah! No such thing.
Those look like the pair that the Pubs in congress have been missing.
They're robbing the graves of my ancestors!!
BUT!....... "Diamonds are forever"
FMCDH(BITS)
Should we pool our resources & submit a claim?
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My thought exactly
LOL I was aware of the technical differences between general grave robbing and archaelogical grave robbing. Seems to me that no matter what the reason was for digging into someone's grave and removing what is in it, the fact remains that the grave was "robbed" and that leaves one wondering about the morality of it all.
One of those things that makes you go, "hmmmmmmmmm". :)
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