The signals from the georadar surveys with the perimeter of the mound indicated. A somewhat disturbed, ship-shaped pattern can be seen northeast of the center of the mound.Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger
Posted on 04/26/2023 8:57:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Shetelig had previously excavated a rich Viking ship grave just nearby, where Grønhaugskipet was found, as well as excavated the famous Oseberg ship – the world’s largest and most well-preserved surviving Viking ship – in 1904. At Salshaugen he only found 15 wooden spades and some arrowheads...
It turns out, however, that Shetelig simply did not dig deep enough.
...in June 2022, archaeologists decided to search the area using ground-penetrating radar or georadar – a device that uses radio waves to map out what lies below the surface of the ground.
And lo and behold – there was the outline of a Viking ship...
ublications are yet to come, but the data from the georadar surveys are quite clear, according to Reiersen...
The Oseberg ship is about 22 metres long and a little over 5 metres wide.
What’s more, the ship-shaped signals are located right in the middle of the mound, exactly where the burial ship would have lain. The likely explanation being that it is in fact the burial ship.
The ship is also reminiscent of yet another Viking ship found on Karmøy in 1886, the Storhaug ship, and finds made in connection to the excavation of this...
With this most recent find, Karmøy, a historical centre of power for more than 3000 years on the southwestern coast of Norway, can now boast of three Viking ships.
The Storhaug ship is dated to 770 – and was used for a ship burial ten years later.
The Grønhaug ship is dated to 780 – and buried 15 years later.
The most recent addition, the Salhushaug ship is yet to be confirmed and dated, but the archaeologists presume that also this ship is from the late 700s.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencenorway.no ...
The signals from the georadar surveys with the perimeter of the mound indicated. A somewhat disturbed, ship-shaped pattern can be seen northeast of the center of the mound.Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger
Drawing showing the orientations of the three ships.
Two topics a day seems about right, I've got the remaining links on deck as it were. If it's three, hey, bonus.
I thought they burned the ships on the water..........or is that just Hollywood crap history?..................
I thought they burned the ships on the water..........or is that just Hollywood crap history?..................
Wow. Someone ought to write a song about sailing three ships...
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Drama about the Sutton Hoo ship burial excavation in England earlier in the 20th century. Fun for archeology geeks.
I’ll go with Hollywood crap:
lol
There’s a contemporary eyewitness account to such a cremation on land.
Not surprising they found one in Norway. If they found one in Lake Michigan that would be news!😀
Good reason to keep lookin’. :^) The portage may have been from Lake Ontario to Lake Huron is upriver, overland, downriver, in Ontario.
I am very pleased about this discovery, but I would be even more pleased if someone were to discover how the males of Norway went from being the fierce Vikings of those days to the wusses they are today.
From the wikilink:
Ibn Fadlan reports also what he observed for burials for those not of high status or wealth. He says that when a poor person dies, he is cremated in a small boat built by his fellows. When a slave dies, the dogs and carrion fowl devour the body. When a robber or thief dies, his body is hung on a tree and left there until the wind and rain dismember it.[25]
He then gives a detailed account of the burial he witnessed of a great man. In such a case, Ibn Fadlān says that a third of his wealth is inherited by his family, a third pays for the funeral clothes, and a third pays for nabīdh (an alcoholic drink) to be drunk at the cremation.[26][21]
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I always thought it a waste to bury a ship with the dead (or burn it). Seems like the small burnt boats were makeshift. The wealthy guy probably had other ships, and they used the oldest one that may have been on it’s way out anyway. 15 years old was probably old for back then. Propped up on cinder blocks in the backyard. “Yeah, one of these days when I get around to it I’m going to fix that baby up! That was the first ship I ever owned you know!”
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