Posted on 11/05/2005 1:40:35 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Archeologist Wenche Helliksen told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that the grave, which included a person in a coffin roughly 2000 years old, was very special... The special ingredient in the find is the presence of textiles. The Herad find is from the year 300 at the latest, and archeologists believe it may rewrite the history of the area. A 1500-year-old boat house has also been found during the Herad excavations, NRK reports. The boat house is so large that it is likely that it has been part of a regional effort, perhaps as part of a pre-historic naval defense.
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