Viking ship found buried in the ground in Norway
COPENHAGEN — Norwegian officials say they have found a ship buried in the ground west of Oslo, adding that it likely dates to the Viking era.
The ship was found by use of geo-radar, and archaeologists say they have no immediate plan to unearth it, but they will be using non-invasive methods to find out more about it.
This handout picture released on March 25, 2019 by Vestfold Fylkeskommune shows the place (Funnplass) where a ship’s grave probably originated from the Viking Age has been discovered on a plain among the burial mounds in Borreparken in Vestfold, eastern Norway.
Vestfold county spokesman Terje Gansum said Monday the ship burial — where a vessel is used as a container for the dead — was found in the Borre burial mounds, considered one of Norway’s most important cultural heritage sites.
He said Viking-era ships are always at least 15 metres (50 feet) long.
The find is next to a museum promoting the local area’s Viking heritage. The Viking era was approximately 793-1066.
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