Scientists have found a buried Viking boat: it may have the remains of royalty

Scientists have found a Viking boat that likely contains the remains of members of the royal family or another

elite.She was found near the town of Kvinesdal in southwestern Norway. The remains of the burial boat date back to between 500 and 1000 years ago. During this time, the Vikings thrived—they raided, expanded their territories, and explored new areas.

Archaeologists have discovered a unique burialconducting a ground-based radar survey in anticipation of nearby road construction. This type of equipment sends radio waves deep underground, where they bounce off objects (such as boat burials) to help researchers create a map of those structures.

During the shooting, scientists recorded a printboats. It turned out that its length is from 8 to 9 meters. Since no excavations have been carried out, archaeologists know little about what may be on the boat. However, elite members of society were often buried in boat structures, said Jani Kausevic, an archaeologist at the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU). He noted that this grave could have contained one or more people.

“It’s not every day that archaeologists come across graves inboats from the Viking Age,” Ny Veijer archaeologist Frans-Arne Stylgar told Life in Norway. “There is still a lot of work to be done before the team understands the condition of the find.” We do not yet know how many boats and equipment have been preserved. Some graves in boats are richly equipped.”

"The soil in this area is not suitable for conservationorganic materials, and, most likely, only nails and other metal objects remained, ”the scientist concludes. Also, during the radar survey, scientists discovered several barrows, which may be older than the burials in the boat.

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