April
24
/ 2022
Archaeologists in Norway have developed, tested, and deployed a new ground-penetrating radar technique. The results of their work include the discovery of a 30 foot (9 meters) long and 5 foot (1.5 meter) wide Viking burial boat. Able to carry six men at any one time, this example is larger than most of the other boat burials found in Norway. The team of researchers were from the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research ( NIKU ) based in Oslo. Their new method of using ground penetrating radar led to the discovery of the burial boat 30 feet (9 meters) underground. It is currently believed the vessel might have been the watery grave of a high-status Viking. NIKU said these larger
