Archaeologists unearth Viking boat burial in Scottish Highlands

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British archaeologists have discovered the 1,000-year-old boat burial of a Viking warrior in the Scottish Highlands.

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The archaeologist said he and the rest of the team planned to return to the site again next summer to carry out further investigations.

"This was just one burial, but it is part of a much larger story," he said. "There are many more questions to answer. We want to find out if there are others, or if people were living in settlements nearby, so we will be back there next year."
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Sounds very promising and definitely something to keep an eye on.

I wonder if they'll be able to find out where the boat was built through the wood.
 
maybe someday they will find Beowulf :D
 
Odd, I thought the tradition was to launch the boat while on fire for the upper class. Maybe that was royalty?
 
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Odd, I thought the tradition was to launch the boat while on fire for the upper class. Maybe that was royalty?
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I think it depends, the Vikings were a very adaptable lot, with any given tradition only lasting a few generations. Also I believe that only some Vikings from some parts of Scandinavia practiced the ship burning.
 
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