Boats and the Afterlife
Aug 13, 2019
3 minutes
—Kim Kavin
How many planks were in a boat during the Viking Age in 800 AD? How wide was each plank? What kind of wood was used to make the planks? Was it the same kind of wood used to build the keel? And what material became the boat’s sealant? Horse hair, cow hair or something else?
Archaeologists believe they might be able to answer these questions and more after
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