Viking ship 'buried beneath pub'

Wow...That is incredible. What a find - and to think that they discovered it once before in 1938 but ordered it filled in so as not to delay construction. Here's hoping that they can get adequate funding to excavate it properly and display it in a museum.
 
Yes, that final paragraph says a lot about how the consciousness of such things has changed... even if the practice hasn't, always....

Good luck to them; this is a fascinating find. Thanks, Allegra!
 
Ooooh that's so cool! Now this is where our countries should be investing our cash, towards the humanities, not new gadgets that oppress and kill more people, more efficiently.

Well, Lily here's another point where the Swedish principle of lagom is neither wanted nor heeded! More mystery and romance of bygone eras! More buried Viking treasure!

Hail Ragnar's beard!
 
"
The ship was first uncovered in 1938 when the Railway Inn was being knocked down and rebuilt further from the road, the site of the old pub being made into a car park.
Workers were advised by the foreman to cover the ship over again so as not to delay construction."


That made me laugh.
 
That's an important find! I too hope it will be excavated, for there's bound to be some new detail to add to our history.
Thank you Allegra...
 
Wouldn't a better title for the thread be "Pub built over a buried viking ship"? since the current title implies someone dug below a pub and buried a viking ship, lol
 
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