desert dweller
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Post by desert dweller on Oct 21, 2015 10:14:13 GMT -8
Keep your eyes open. Hiker finds 1,200-yr-old Viking sword
Published: 21 Oct 2015 07:35 GMT+02:00Jostein Aksdal, an archeologist with Hordaland County said that the sword was in such good condition that if it was given a new grip and a polish, it could be used today.
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Post by jay on Oct 22, 2015 5:12:09 GMT -8
A great find to be sure, I am generally happy to find an arrowhead or the like.
Just out of curiosity, where did the Global Warming tag come from? I didn't see anything regarding that in the article.
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Post by Lamebeaver on Oct 22, 2015 6:15:53 GMT -8
Don't you just hate it when you set something down beside the trail when you stop to rest and then forget to pick it up?
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Post by desert dweller on Oct 22, 2015 6:22:36 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity, where did the Global Warming tag come from? I didn't see anything regarding that in the article. I guess it was my assumption that with decreasing glaciers and snowpacks is what allowed the previously undiscovered sword to be found. It sounds like the route the hiker was using to go fish was not in a remote area. Maybe there's another source for the announcement which may have more info. |
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Post by jay on Oct 22, 2015 7:04:21 GMT -8
Fair enough, I was a bout a half cup of coffee low when I read this, just checking I didn't misread anything in it. Was an interesting article. Thanks for posting.
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Post by desert dweller on Oct 30, 2015 5:33:26 GMT -8
The Global Warming connection has been alluded to. "Oslo (AFP) - A hiker has stumbled across a 1,200-year-old Viking sword in remarkably good condition in Norway's mountains, archeologists said Thursday, in what could be another sign that global warming is benefiting archeology." link |
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Post by jay on Oct 31, 2015 4:49:38 GMT -8
Ok, there it is. Still, it seems more like a lucky find in a spring thaw from what I have gathered. It isn't like this is newly uncovered ground from what the articles have said.
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