Ancient Viking ship discovered buried next to the church using breakthrough Geo Radar Technology in Norway
A 1000-year old submerged Viking ship has been uncovered by archeologists in Norway. Archeologists were able to discover the millennium-old ship on Edoya Island, in western Norway, using high-tech geo radar.
The discovery was made by experts from the Norwegian Insтιтute for Research on Cultural Heritage (NIKU).
On the top floor near the church of Edoy, the remains of the 17 m longship were buried.
The archeological team said the actual date of the ship is very difficult to indicate but it is more than 1,000 years old. Archaeologists have suggested that parts of the ship may have been damaged by ploughing.
Dr. Knut Paasche, the head of digital archaeology at NIKU said, there are three well-preserved Viking ship burials in Norway and the new discovery will only add to their knowledge as it can be investigated with the modern technology of archaeology.
Dr. Paasche credited the discovery to technology and said it is because of modern means that humans are learning more and more about our past.
Viking era
Viking ships were marine vessels of unique structure, built by Vikings during the Viking age. Vikings were Scandinavians who raided and traded during the time of Viking age.
The Viking age from 798 AD to 1066 AD was a period of the Nordic military, mercantile and demographic expansion facilitated by advance sailing and navigational skills.
The modern-day Scandinavian countries are Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland.
The Viking settlements, communities, and governments were also established in diverse areas of north-western Europe, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, the North Atlantic island and as far as North America.
The Viking age ended with Christianity taking over the Scandinavian islands. The men and women travelled to many parts of Europe and the diaspora returned with new influences to their homelands.
By the late 11th century, the Catholic Church was ᴀsserting their power with increasing authority and ambition and the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden had taken shape.
