London: 1,500-year-old Viking settlement has been discovered underdeath an airport in Norway. During expansion work on the Orland Airport, archaeologists found a plot of ancient land that reportedly to expand across 91,000 square metres — just under the size of 13 football pitches.
Some of the artefacts pulled from the excavation site include jewellery, animal bones and a shard from a green glass goblet. It is believed the area was inhabited by a fishing community, with a large proportion of the site acting as an Iron Age rubbish tip, known as a midden.
This is the first time that the materials of this age have been discovered in Norway, with many of the archaeologists believing the remains were in good condition due to the soil in the area having low-acidity count. Historians have long anticipated the area to be rich with ancient artefacts.
