Iron & Viking-Age Mortuary Houses Unearthed Devoid of Remains
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Iron%20%26%20Viking-Age%20Mortuary%20Houses%20Unearthed%20Devoid%20of%20Remains.jpg?itok=uNe50MFX"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Iron%20%26%20Viking-Age%20Mortuary%20Houses%20Unearthed%20Devoid%20of%20Remains.jpg?itok=uNe50MFX" width="610" height="333" alt="Iron & Viking-Age Mortuary Houses Unearthed Devoid of Remains" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>Archaeologists have unearthed an extraordinary piece of history, right beneath the ground of a quaint village of Vinjeøra in central Norway. They have found three ancient mortuary houses dating back to the Iron and Viking Ages, with something never seen before: not a single person was found actually buried inside!</p>
<p>These discoveries, described in their recent work published in <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00766097.2024.2347753" rel="nofollow">
Medieval Archaeology[/url], reveal a fascinating glimpse into the mysterious funerary rituals of the past. Led by Dr. Raymond Sauvage and Dr. Richard Macphail, the story began in 2019 and 2020, when plans to build a new road required a thorough excavation of the area.</p>
<ul>
<li>
Two Viking Ship Burials Revealed by Archaeologists in Sweden</li>
<li>
Discovering the Drengr Code: The Truth About Viking Ethics</li>
</ul>
<p align="center"><img alt="The construction style of the mortuary house is similar to that used for stave churches. Credit: Raymond Sauvage, NTNU University Museum" class="media-image" height="407" style="width: 610px; height: 407px;" width="610" typeof="foaf:Image" src="
https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/The%20construction%20style%20of%20the%20mortuary%20house%20is%20similar%20to%20that%20used%20for%20stave%20churches.jpg?itok=fI-pPF6d" /></p>
<p align="center">
The construction style of the mortuary house is similar to that used for stave churches. Credit: Raymond Sauvage, NTNU University Museum</p>
<div class="read-more-link"><a href="
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mortuary-houses-norway-0021334" title="RSS feed" class="read-more" rel="nofollow"><span>Read more</span>[/url]</div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-section field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Section: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:category"><a href="/news" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>News</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item odd" rel="schema:category"><a href="/history-archaeology" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>History & Archaeology</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:category"><a href="/myths-legends/europe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>Europe</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item odd" rel="schema:category"><a href="/ancient-places" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>Ancient Places</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:category"><a href="/europe" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>Europe</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item odd" rel="schema:category"><a href="/history-0" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>History</span>[/url]</div><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:category"><a href="/ancient-traditions" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype=""><span>Ancient Traditions</span>[/url]</div></div></div><ul class="links inline"><li class="flag-bookmarks first last"><span><span class="flag-wrapper flag-bookmarks"><a href="/user/login?bookmark_login=1&destination=/?bookmark_login_nid=21334" title="Add this post to your bookmarks" class="flag flag-bookmark" rel="nofollow">Read Later[/url]<span class="flag-throbber"> </span></span></span></li>
</ul>
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mortuary-houses-norway-0021334
