The Viking Grave Found Intact

The boat-shaped grave. Estimated to be 1,000 years old.The researchers for the first time found a boat that is used to bury the Vikings in their entirety. Objects are an estimated age of 1,000 years was discovered in Scotland.

The site is located on the discovery of Scottish Highlands, in a remote area on the west semenannjung Ardnamurchan. In the tomb that allegedly 1,000 years old, was found a Viking who buried in it. Moreover, it also found axes, swords, and spears.

The experts from the UK that conduct investigations at the site said that the boat with about 200 nails dug has been completed. An archaeologist, Helen Gray, described the discovery was only once in a lifetime. "We have been researching this area since 2006 and almost all of our work is concentrated in different places," he said.

"We only found a small, small mounds of earth and then decided to conduct an investigation. We do not think for a moment that this study found something important."

Based on some of the findings, a bronze shield and the ring is also buried with the Vikings.

Project leaders, Hannah Cobb said, "While we have been digging a lot of artifacts that are important for many years, I think this invention that meets our expectations."

"Viking boat-shaped grave is a remarkable finding. However, in addition to all of this artifact became the most important discovery of the tomb in Britain."

One project leader, Oliver Harris said, the search for the Vikings is not the only one who carried out by these archaeologists. But, they also learn the social changes of the earliest inhabitants to the 18th century and the 19th.

source vivanews.com