Full storyWhen Norway announced plans to expand its Ørland Airport this year, archaeologists got excited. They knew that pre-construction excavation was likely to reveal ancient Viking artifacts. But they got far more than they had hoped.
Ørland Airport is located in a region of Norway that changed dramatically after the last ice age ended. The area was once completely covered by a thick, heavy layer of ice whose weight caused the Earth's crust to sink below sea level. When the glaciers melted, much of this region remained underwater, creating a secluded bay where today there is nothing but dry land. At the fringes of this vanished bay, archaeologists with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Museum found the remains of what appears to have been a large, wealthy farming community.
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Scientists find 1500-year-old Viking settlement beneath new airport site
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Scientists find 1500-year-old Viking settlement beneath new airport site
Another amazing find! The color of the bead on the article is just so incredibly vivid!!
Re: Scientists find 1500-year-old Viking settlement beneath new airport site
That is so cool.
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