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Kristina Killgrove

Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors

A man with light skin and dark hair and beard leans back in a wooden boat, rowing with oars into the sea.

A Swedish archaeologist has sailed a replica Viking boat for 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers), which helped him to identify what he says are four previously unknown harbors along the coast of Norway that Vikings used more than 1,000 years ago.

The experimental voyage revealed that the boat sailed best on open water, suggesting the Vikings' maritime trade routes took them further from land than previously assumed.

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