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Tom Metcalfe

Viking Age woman was buried with her dog in an elaborate 'boat grave,' excavations reveal

A human skeleton in a grave.

Archaeologists have unearthed what they think are the remains of a Viking Age woman buried with her dog in the far north of Norway.

The remains were found late last month in a well-preserved "boat grave" near the village of Sand on the island of Senja, which lies on the Arctic Circle, at a site first recorded by metal detectorists in 2023.

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