11. A 1,000-Year-Old Viking Ship Found Buried on Farm
Where: Edoy, Norway
Year Found: 2019 Estimated Value: $545,00*
Using ground-penetrating radar, a group of archaeologists found something strange buried on a Norwegian farm. They discovered that a ship that belonged to the Viking or Merovingian eras was submerged beneath the icy surface of the planet. The depth of the ship’s burial was barely two feet.
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The archaeology team was there for a completely other mission, and they essentially discovered this ship by accident. It was a portion of a 1,000-year-old burial mound. They identified the GJellestad Ship, located in Norway, using the same deep-radar approach.
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