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February 19, 2004
Boat burial
Viking boat burials have been unearthed in Ireland and Scotland. Now England may have its first.
Dating from the late ninth century AD, the hoard includes silver coins, fragments of two swords, weights, a belt buckle, strap ends as well as the boat nails. Also among the 130 artefacts is a complete set of folding scales with round lead weights suggesting that the individual buried alongside it was once a tradesmen.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 19, 2004 09:05 AM
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