Ship burial confirmed at Herlaugshaugen in northern Norway

Ship burial confirmed at Herlaugshaugen in northern Norway

Archaeologists excavating the burial mound at Herlaugshaugen on the island of Leka have confirmed that the site once contained a ship, settling a long-standing question surrounding one of Norway’s best-known prehistoric monuments. Large burial mounds are found throughout northern Europe and are often associated with people of high status. In some cases, they include ships, as at Sutton Hoo in eastern England. Herlaugshaugen has been in the spotl…