An old sewer pipe needed repair in Trondheim in mid-Norway last year. A last-minute dig to save possible archaeological objects yielded a surprising and rare result: a gaming piece with runes... The area that was excavated was a mere four metres long, but it turned out to be very deep.At 3,8 metres under today's surface, the archaeologists found birch bark dated to around 1000-1150 AD. Slightly higher up they found a layer of coal dated to around 1030-1180 AD.The gaming piece in soapstone was found between these two layers...The find is unusual for Trondheim, where only two items with runic...
