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This Rare Viking Burial of a Woman and Her Dog Shows That Grief and Love Haven’t Changed in a Thousand Years
When a metal detector beeped on the Norwegian island of Senja, archaeologists suspected it may be Vikings. But they weren’t suspecting anything like this. Just 20 centimeters beneath the soil, they ...
The saying goes that a dog is a man’s best friend, but an archaeological excavation in Norway proves that women care about their four-legged companions just as much as men do, even 1,100 years ago.
Researchers think the Viking Age boat burial of a woman and her pooch in Norway dates to between A.D. 900 and 950. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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