Dig unearthing Ireland and Norway's Viking past
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Archaeologists Discover Ireland’s Largest Viking Settlement
Norwegian and Irish archaeologists are on the move in Woodstown. Credit: Håkon Reiersen, Archaeological Museum, UiS A joint excavation in southern Ireland may have uncovered the largest Viking settlement ever identified on the island. The site, known as Woodstown near Waterford, is the focus of an ongoing international dig. Archaeologists from the University of Stavanger’s Archaeological Museum in Norway are collaborating with Irish partners. Th…
A team of Norwegian and Irish archaeologists dig these days in the town of Woodstown, on the banks of the Suir River and about five and a half kilometers west of Waterford, which researchers believe could be the remains of the largest shopping center established by Vikings on Irish territory, a well-founded enclave [...]
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