Viking skeletons over 1,000 years old buried with a crystal and other treasures.
Archaeologists found Viking skeletons over 1,000 years old buried with a crystal and other treasures.
Near the village of
Asum in Denmark, people had no idea they were standing on the well-preserved
graves of 50 Viking-era skeletons. Archaeologists happened upon the graves
during a routine survey in preparation for a construction project.
Normally, they would be
lucky to find a few teeth in the graves, but here they had entire skeletons.
They dated the burial site to the 9th or 10th centuries, more than
1,000 years ago.
In addition to the
skeletons, they uncovered rare trinkets and treasures buried with the bodies.
For example, sone of the jewelry did not originate in Denmark. As the
scientists suspected, the graves told them story of people connected to
international trade routes.
These routes provided
avenues to exchanging goods, allowing the wealthy to acquire rare and prized
items from distant lands. They also helped establish nearby Odense, the third
largest city in Denmark.
Some days I regret that
I never had the chance to dig in the dirt and happen across such grisly
remains.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/archaeologists-found-viking-skeletons-over-1-000-years-old-buried-with-a-crystal-and-other-treasures-they-re-improving-our-understanding-of-how-wealthy-vikings-once-lived/ss-AA1snO4V?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=ed46623d933043f19069e3bf9a8f9350&ei=38
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