The Swedish government has announced the first discoveries of Viking burials in the country in more than 50 years. Viking ship graves that included human remains.
There are only a handful of known burial sites of this type in the country. Although rare in Sweden, discoveries of Viking burial sites are more common elsewhere in Scandinavia. under topsoil near Halden in southeastern Norway. A few months later, another shipment was discovered on the shores of the Oslofjord at the Midgard Viking Center in Horten.
Important remains
One of the two ships discovered in the tomb is intact and the remains of a man, a horse and a dog. Personal items were also discovered in the tomb, in addition to a sword, spear, shield and ornate comb. The other people discovered in the tomb were probably of high social rank, as it is believed that those boat burials were reserved for a privileged few. A spokesman for consulting archaeologists Arkeologerna called the discovery “sensational. “
“This is an exclusive excavation. The last excavation of this type of tomb in ancient Uppsala almost 50 years ago,” said archaeologist Anton Seiler. The fact that the contents of the tomb are so well preserved and intact is exciting for the team. This is because it will be the first opportunity for archaeologists to examine Viking funerary traditions with trendy clinical research strategies in Sweden. “We can now use science and trendy strategies that will generate new results, hypotheses and answers. We will also relate the ship burials to the very special domain that is Old Uppsala and the excavations done here before,” Seiler said.
A search for regime
Such a discovery is not at all what archaeologists expected at the beginning of the project. Ancient Uppsala was a vital religious, economic and political settlement as early as the third century, and is a region rich in ancient remains. Routine excavations began on the rectory grounds. Last fall. The paintings consisted of digging a basement and an acquaintance until the Middle Ages.
But as the paintings progressed, one of the ships gradually revealed itself beneath the structures. The scope of the task was temporarily replaced and archaeologists spent the last month excavating the two burial ships. It is believed that the damage at the time of the ship was caused in the structure of the vineyard around the sixteenth century.
Once archaeologists have finished their analysis, parts of the discovery will be on display at the Old Uppsala Museum and the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm.