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Archaeologists dig deep to shed new light on city's Viking heritage
Yorkshire Post ^
| Thursday, October 9, 2008
| Paul Jeeves
Posted on 10/11/2008 11:12:34 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
![Dig Hungate](http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/images/2008/10/09/hungate_viking_house_203x152.jpg) |
A thousand years ago York ranked among the 10 biggest settlements in Western Europe, but archaeologists have now found the remains of a Viking settlement at the Hungate dig close to banks of the River Foss. The discovery is less than a mile from the remains of similar buildings found during the world-famous Coppergate dig 30 years ago, providing further clues as to the true size of the Viking town of Jorvik... The timber-lined cellar of a two-storey Viking age structure was unearthed more than 10ft below the current street level at Hungate last week, and it is thought the building dates from the mid to late 10th century. While its exact use is still not known, the York Archaeological Trust's experts think the building could have been used as a workshop or for storing food and other perishable items... One of the most intriguing aspects of the find is that timber from a ship has been used in the building's construction -- the first discovery of its kind in York... The timber from the house will be taken away for scientific tests at the trust's laboratories in the hope of unlocking further secrets from the past.
Cellar of a Viking house at Hungate |
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TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs
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Artist's impression of the riverside at Jorvik
![Anglo-Scandinavian or Viking-Age Hungate](http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/hungate/images/history/jorvik-cityscape1.jpg)
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10/11/2008 11:12:34 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
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10/11/2008 11:13:06 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
*whispers*
(You said they'd “never” find our secret rendezvous!)
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posted on
10/11/2008 11:17:47 AM PDT
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Monkey Face
(The Big Bang Theory: God spoke and BANG! it happened!)
To: Monkey Face
The Treasury says it will guarantee the mortgage.
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posted on
10/11/2008 12:15:14 PM PDT
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popdonnelly
(Does Obama know ANYONE who likes America, capitalism, or white people?)
To: popdonnelly
Waaaaaaahhhh!
That news has me prostrate with grief.
*wink*
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10/11/2008 12:16:56 PM PDT
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Monkey Face
(The Big Bang Theory: God spoke and BANG! it happened!)
To: Monkey Face
Those archaeologists are such busybodies, whattaya gonna do?
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10/11/2008 12:18:14 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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