If confirmed, the find would be 'a historic event' worthy of international attention, one minister said.
Archaeologists believe they have discovered an ancient Viking ship buried beneath the soil in a Norwegian national park.
"The GPR data clearly show the shape of a ship, and we can see weak traces of a circular depression around the vessel. This could point to the existence of a mound that was later removed," Terje Gansum, leader of the department for cultural heritage management in Vestfold County, said in a statement, according to AFP.
Vikings sometimes buried high-status individuals on land, using boats as a tomb. Bill said,"Most [ship burials] have been plundered, but they were originally extraordinarily rich burials given to the very most important persons, presumably kings, queens and princes." Bill agreed that the find is exciting but noted the ship may be preserved only as "layers of different soil and patterns of iron nails, plus perhaps some grave goods and remains of animals and people."
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