Salme ships - Wikipedia
WEBThe Salme ships are two clinker-built ships of Scandinavian origin discovered in 2008 and 2010 near the village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia.
Estonia: Salme Ship Burials - World Archaeology
WEBApr 2, 2013 · Jüri Peets reveals his discovery of a mysterious double Viking ship burial. Bone and ancient artefacts began to appear almost as soon as workmen cut into the earth. They were laying an electric cable for a cycle path through the tiny village of Salme on the island of Saaremaa in Estonia.
What do Viking ships buried in Estonia tell us ... - The Viking Herald
WEBOct 15, 2022 · When construction workers were laying an electric cable for a cycle path, through the village of Salme, on the tiny Estonian island of Saaremaa in the Baltic Sea, they were not expecting to make a groundbreaking archaeological discovery.
The Salme Ships | Viking Archaeology - Archeurope
WEBThe clinker-built ships appear to have been constructed AD 650–700, probably in Sweden. The Salme event took place 50–100 years earlier than the Lindisfarne Viking raid of AD 793 and has led to discussion of when the Viking Age began.
Isotopic provenancing of the Salme ship burials in Pre-Viking Age ...
WEBJul 19, 2016 · The Salme ship burials. Both ships were clinker built, with rows of iron rivets joining the overlapping horizontal planks of the hull. The Salme I ship was heavily damaged by modern construction activities. It was probably a rowing ship, approximately 11.5m long, with six pairs of oars.
The Salme Ship Burials: Two Eighth-Century Mass Graves on …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · The Salme burial complex has provided invaluable research data on the physical condition, genetic origin, and causes of death of these people, as well as material for the study of Viking burial customs, social background, and shipbuilding.
WEBTHE SALME SHIP BURIALS. Two Eighth-Century Mass Graves on Saaremaa Island, Estonia. Fieldwork and Catalogue Edited by Lembi Lõugas and Heidi Luik. Archaeological Research Collection, Tallinn University Tallinn 2023.
Salme - Uppsala University
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Between 2008 and 2012, an extraordinary pair of graves was excavated at Salme on the island of Saaremaa off the Estonian coast: the remains of what appears to be a Scandinavian raiding party, buried in two ships on the seashore where they came to grief at the very start of the Viking Age.
THE SALME SHIP BURIALS Two Eighth-Century Mass Graves on …
WEBNov 16, 2023 · In 2008 and 2010, two ship burials were discovered in the borough of Salme on Saaremaa island, Estonia, together with artefacts dating them to the (Pre-)Viking Age. The discovery was astounding...
Salme ship burials - Osiliana
WEBNov 14, 2023 · Burials. All of the 41 individuals buried in the Salme vessels were male, and warriors, as is evident from their belongings and the wounds detected on their skeletons. They were in their prime years, strong and tall. Artefacts were richer in the second ship, which was also preserved better.