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Viking warriors sailed the seas with their pets, bone analysis finds
Live Science ^
| February 1, 2023
| Kristina Killgrove
Posted on 02/10/2023 10:30:26 AM PST by SunkenCiv
When the Vikings sailed west to England more than a millennium ago, they brought their animal companions with them and even cremated their bodies alongside human ones in a blazing pyre before burying them together, a new study finds.
These animal and human remains were found in a unique cremation cemetery in central England that has long been assumed to hold the remains of Vikings — in particular, the warriors who sailed west to raid the countryside in the ninth century A.D. However, the new analysis revealed that several of the burial mounds didn’t contain just the remains of humans but also those of domesticated animals that the warriors brought with them on their journey.
Although chemical analysis of burned bone is a relatively new technique, the Heath Wood remains produced an interesting set of results. According to the team’s study of the strontium isotopes — chemical variations that can indicate where a person or animal lived — the researchers found that all three animals and one of the adults were not born or raised in England. Rather, their strontium values were much closer to those found in the Baltic shield region of Scandinavia, a geological area that maps roughly to modern Norway and Sweden. This suggests that, shortly before their deaths, Viking warriors sailed west, bringing their animals with them.
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: ancientautopsies; ancientnavigation; godsgravesglyphs; greatheathenarmy; heathwood; middleages; strontium; thevikings; vikings
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02/10/2023 10:30:26 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Obviously not Vikings, none of the animals were kitties.
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02/10/2023 10:31:19 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
Viking kitties? FReepers knew this already!
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02/10/2023 10:33:41 AM PST
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HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/10/2023 10:33:59 AM PST
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gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: SunkenCiv
I really doubt the pig was a pet.
More likely it was the guest of honor at the funeral feast.
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02/10/2023 10:36:42 AM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
His was an invite he couldn’t refuse...
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02/10/2023 10:37:42 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: gundog
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02/10/2023 10:38:29 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: SunkenCiv
They gave him a herb and salt massage first to relax him.
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02/10/2023 10:39:11 AM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: SunkenCiv
Food........................
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02/10/2023 10:39:21 AM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: SunkenCiv
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02/10/2023 10:39:52 AM PST
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gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: HombreSecreto
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02/10/2023 10:40:52 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
I really doubt the pig was a pet.
More likely it was the guest of honor at the funeral feast.
Hard to believe they would not have just thrown the remains of the pig's carcass to those pet dogs in that case. I have to think that pig meant something to one of the people who were cremated.
To: SunkenCiv
Common among warrior races.
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02/10/2023 10:42:01 AM PST
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Bloody Sam Roberts
(You can never have enough clamps. Thanks Ben.)
To: gundog
To: gundog
Came from the land of ice and snow 🌨️?
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02/10/2023 10:43:11 AM PST
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: AnotherUnixGeek
Lunch!
Actually the American Guinea sows can be rather sweet. But they are also very tasty.
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02/10/2023 10:43:14 AM PST
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Harmless Teddy Bear
(The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
To: TexasGator
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02/10/2023 10:44:28 AM PST
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gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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02/10/2023 10:46:15 AM PST
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COBOL2Java
(Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
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02/10/2023 10:49:56 AM PST
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gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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