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Just 20 centimeters beneath the windswept soil of Senja, a remote island in Northern Norway, archaeologists have uncovered a stunning remnant of the Viking Age: a woman of status laid to rest in a boat, accompanied by her beloved dog and a wealth of symbolic artifacts. First discovered in 2022 thanks to a lucky signal from a metal detector, the grave was alarmingly close to being destroyed by routine ploughing, reports Science in Norway. But what lay beneath the surface turned out to be among the most evocative Viking burials ever found in the region. Beyond Violence: Examining UK Viking Families and their Artifacts What Really Happened at Viking Funerals? It’s Not What You Think! [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"133831","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"515","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"700"}}]] One of the two