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  • Archaeologists discover remains of rare and old ship in Oslo

    08/14/2022 2:35:59 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 16 replies
    Norway Today ^ | August 14, 2022 | staff
    Archaeologists from the Norwegian Maritime Museum have found the remains of a beautiful wooden ship in Bjørvika, in Oslo, Norway. According to archaeologists, the find is rare.“It is very special. We don’t know if it is Norwegian yet; it could come from Poland or Germany,” archaeologist Sarah Fawsitt of the Norwegian Maritime Museum stated in a press release.The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) is also participating in the excavation of the ship.For almost 20 years, excavations have been going on in Bjørvika, and more than 50 boat remains have been discovered, Fawsitt added.Traditional boatbuilding methodThe boat is clinker-built...