Rare Textile Fragments Have Survived for Around 1,300 Years Inside a Viking Woman’s Danish Grave because Metallic Salts Released by Two Brooches Inhibited Microbes that Would Normally Destroy the Cloth
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Rare textile fragments have survived for around 1,300 years inside a Viking woman’s Danish grave because metallic salts released by two brooches inhibited microbes that would normally destroy the cloth
Danish archaeologists discovered rare Viking textile remains near Varde. Corrosion from jewelry preserved these ancient wool and linen fragments. This discovery offers a rare glimpse into Viking dress from 1,300 years ago. Researchers will analyze the fibers and teeth for more information. Dating the textiles will reveal if ornaments were new or inherited.
Archaeologists have discovered in Denmark a huge textile production site of the Viking era more than 1,000 years ago, which underlines the sophistication of Viking society.
In Denmark, the tomb of a young Viking kept fragments of wool and linen against two fibules. Archaeologists can now understand how the different layers of his garment overlapped.
In Denmark, fragments of a 1,300-year-old dress, along with brooches, have been unearthed in a Viking-era woman's grave. Read more here: Fragments of Dress Found in a Viking Woman's Grave - Archeofili.
A Viking Age burial in Fauhger in western Denmark has preserved fragments of clothing that are about 1300 years old, and the fabric remains wedged between metal ornaments. The grave was discovered at the ARV 661 archaeological site near Varde in western Jutland, where a Viking Age cemetery was found in 2024. Among the burials was the grave of a child with two brooches in the shape of shells, according to Arkeo News. Traces of wool and flax have …
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