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A Discovery that Changes Everything: a Unique Viking Funerary Ritual ex...

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In a field in Norway, an exceptionally well-preserved Viking tomb has delivered a detail that deeply intrigues archaeologists. Inside, a woman's body and a funeral gesture never seen so far. A carefully placed symbol, whose meaning still escapes from the eyes of the...
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In Norway, acidic soils often destroy any ancient human trace, making Viking skeletons exceptionally rare. This is what makes the recent discovery in Bjunn, Trøndelag County, so singular: a 9th century female tomb, intact, revealed thanks to a simple metal detector. Alerted by this finding, a team from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), in collaboration with the Trøndelag Cultural Heritage Board, quickly launched a preser…

In a field in Norway, an exceptionally well-preserved Viking tomb has delivered a detail that deeply intrigues archaeologists. Inside, a woman's body and a funeral gesture never seen so far. A carefully placed symbol, whose meaning still escapes from the eyes of the...

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Futura broke the news in on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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