September 8, 2004

Breaking news this week as the first Viking burial ground in the U.K. is discovered in Cumwhitton. The 1,000-year old time capsule revealed the bodies of six Viking men and women buried alongside spears, swords, jewelry and riding equipment and described as "a find of a lifetime" by an amateur archeologist who made the first discovery. Today, a number of artifacts go on view at the nearby Tullie House Museum of Art...

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