What was supposed to be a simple excavation to allow for the expansion of a church cemetery turned into a treasure trove of historic artefacts, including a decorative fitting from a book "imported" by Vikings from Ireland.
Byneset Cemetery, adjacent to the medieval Steine Church in Trondheim in mid-Norway, is expanding, and Norwegian cultural heritage laws require and archaeological review of the affected area beforehand.
https://phys.org/news/2017-12-historic- ... etary.html
Historic finds unearthed in Medieval cemetary
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Re: Historic finds unearthed in Medieval cemetary
Thanks Tom interesting story