Posted on 11/27/2019 8:51:36 AM PST by SunkenCiv
A painstaking clean-up operation on a haul of Viking-age treasures found buried on church land in Scotland is unlocking new secrets about their origins...
Tiny traces of linen, silk, wood and leather have been analysed during two years of detective work on the hoard has helped develop theories that some objects are several centuries older than previously thought.
The careful wrapping of more than 100 gold, silver and jewelled treasures is set to shed new light on how long it was accumulated for before being buried in Galloway nearly 1,000 years ago...
He said: "We have a better understanding now of the international range of hoard. There were always clues about the origins of some of the material and the amazing trajectories that brought them across Europe and Asia to be buried in Galloway. But we are learning more about the specifics about where things have come from and how old various things might be and for how long the hoard may have been accumulated for. We're sticking to AD 900 for the burial but some objects are looking like they are several centuries older."
...Goldberg added: "We know how many hard objects there were in the hoard, but we are still dealing with an unknown quantity of textiles. Some objects were wrapped in multiple layers of material. We're still working on identifying how many there were and what different types of material were in the hoard.
"But we know there is silk, linen, wood and leather. The range of organic materials in the hoard is very unusual.
"We're used to seeing hoards of gold and silver, but we're just not used to seeing that kind of preservation.
(Excerpt) Read more at scotsman.com ...
:^) Leif it to the Vikings to have a successful TV show 900 years after they disappeared. :^)
Nice, thanks!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTxzmLyVFYY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOXthCG2p9o
Just an update to this topic from 2019, so, pingin’ the list.
Viking-age treasure hoard goes on show in Aberdeen
Published 2 days ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-62321817
High-status Danish Vikings wore exotic beaver furs
Identified by ancient proteins, fur was important as a trade and status item
Date: July 27, 2022
Source: PLOS
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220727141347.htm
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