New Viking Treasures Found (Norway)

Aftenposten ^ | 1-7-2007

[blam]

GGG Ping.

[massgopguy]

But did they find any SPAM with it?

[Ueriah]

Come-from-the-land-of-ice-and-snow-ping!

[Ueriah]

Come-from-the-land-of-ice-and-snow-ping!

[dfwgator]

They obviously didn't find one of these.

[SGCOS]

OH...My first thought was that somebody found the end zone.

[Chena]

Interesting article, blam. Thanks for posting it.

The article brought a question to mind that I've asked myself before. Has anyone else ever wondered what the difference is between grave robbing and the excavation of graves (and taking the loot) for archaeological purposes?

[dljordan]

"Has anyone else ever wondered what the difference is between grave robbing and the excavation of graves (and taking the loot) for archaeological purposes?"

It's grave robbing if you don't have a government license to rob graves.

[LIConFem]

If they find any spam, it's MINE!

[WideGlide]

Fran Tarkenton's Super Bowl ring? Hah! No such thing.

[BulletBobCo]

Those look like the pair that the Pubs in congress have been missing.

[miliantnutcase]

They're robbing the graves of my ancestors!!

[nothingnew]

In one of the graves, belonging to a woman, archaeologists found jewellery, many pearls, glass beads, scissors, a knife and other household utensils.

BUT!....... "Diamonds are forever"

FMCDH(BITS)

[GreenLanternCorps]

A cucumber and tomato protested this desecration, while passing out potholders...

[GoLightly]

They're robbing the graves of my ancestors!!

Should we pool our resources & submit a claim?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam.

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[RobbyS]

My thought exactly

[wafflehouse]

welllllll... graverobbing is when someone digs up ground that isnt theirs, and steals relics that arent theirs to sell to some unscrupulous third party. it would be analogous to breaking into someone's gold mine and taking their gold

archaeological digs are where people dig up ground that isnt theirs, and studies relics that arent theirs with results published in some sort of peer reviewed publication in order to increase the general knowledge of everyone, with the relics generally going to a museum or school of some sort

[Chena]

LOL I was aware of the technical differences between general grave robbing and archaelogical grave robbing. Seems to me that no matter what the reason was for digging into someone's grave and removing what is in it, the fact remains that the grave was "robbed" and that leaves one wondering about the morality of it all.

One of those things that makes you go, "hmmmmmmmmm". :)