For the archaeology nerds

[Jacob]

Intact Viking ship burial site found in Scotland: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111023143850.htm

[Razgovory]

Intact Viking ship burial site found in Scotland: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111023143850.htm

Yeah, I saw a something a teaser on CNN about that yesterday, but they never gave up the story.  I had to go to website to find it.  Interestingly it's a pagan burial, which is somewhat uncommon in the 11th century.

[grumbler]

[Yeah, I saw a something a teaser on CNN about that yesterday, but they never gave up the story.  I had to go to website to find it.  Interestingly it's a pagan burial, which is somewhat uncommon in the 11th century.

The story says tenth century, so pagan burial would have been expected.

[Richard Hakluyt]

The BBC reports that the burial is from the 10th century.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15333852

Also, the location is in an area squabbled over by the Kings of Norway and Scotland and the Lord of the Isles......a good place to retain some good old-fashioned paganism 

[The Brain]

So his soul wasn't able to make it to Heaven?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

nice find, nice find indeed.

[derspiess]

Hmm, so they *did* make it there after all.

[Razgovory]

[Yeah, I saw a something a teaser on CNN about that yesterday, but they never gave up the story.  I had to go to website to find it.  Interestingly it's a pagan burial, which is somewhat uncommon in the 11th century.

The story says tenth century, so pagan burial would have been expected.

Okay, the CNN story said it was around the time of William the Conqueror.