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Archaeologists recently unearthed two Viking interment boats in Uppsala , Sweden — one of which was exceptionally continue and hold the cadaver of a dog , a human and a Equus caballus .
TheVikingssent a fistful of their powerful elites to the hereafter in gravy boat laden with sacrificed animals , weapons and treasure ; the funeral recitation dates back to the Iron Age ( A.D. 550 to 800 ) but was used throughout the Viking age ( A.D. 800 to 1050),according to a statement .
Recent excavations of viking boat burials reveal the remains of a man, a horse and a dog.
These richly appointed graves have been find across Scandinavia . For good example , archaeologist had previously found one suchburial sauceboat in Norwaythat had evidence of human remains and onein western Scotlandthat contained a deal of burial items such as an axe , a shield boss , a ringed pin , a malleus and tongs . The elites who were given such elaborated send - offs were also often buried with animals , such asstallions .
These inhumation boats were typically built with overlapping wooden board ( called " clinker build " ) and had symmetrical ends , a true keel and overlap planks link up together , said Johan Anund , the regional manager for The Archaeologists , an archeological establishment work with the National Historical Museums in Sweden . Archaeologists have also found other , simpler boat structures , such as logboats , which are like a dugout wide-eyed canoe , Anand say Live Science in an email . [ Photos : A Man , a Horse and a Dog Found in Viking Boat Burials ]
The corpse of the dog and the horse were nuzzle in the arc of the well - preserved sauceboat , while the stiff of the homo were found in the stern .
" We do n’t know much " about the gentleman’s gentleman yet , Anund said . But analysis of the skeleton will uncover how old he was , how grandiloquent he was and if he had any injuries or diseases . Anund ’s group may even be able-bodied to figure out where the man grew up and where he lived for most of his life , Anund said .
As for the brute bury with him , they could have been sacrifice to help the dead person on the " other side " but could also be there to show the adult male ’s status and rank , Anund said . It ’s plebeian tofind horses and dogsin such burials , but also large razz like falcon .
archeologist also happen other items on the gravy holder such as a brand , spear , shield , an ornate coxcomb , and leftover wood and iron nail that were in all likelihood used in its construction .
The other gravy holder was badly damage , probably because a sixteenth - century mediaeval cellar was built in good order on top of it , according to the program line . Some human and animal bones were still preserved on the damaged ship , but they seem to have been proceed around , making it hard for archeologist to say much about them , Anund said .
archaeologist fall upon the ship , the well and the cellar after a plot of ground of land outside Uppsala was marked off to become a new building for the rectory of Gamla Uppsala parish . They excavated the boats last month and some of the finds will go on display at Gamla Uppsala museum and the Swedish History Museum in Stockholm .
Originally published onLive Science .
