MAIL ONLINE: Revealed: VIP Viking warrior found buried on the Scottish coast with a wealth of tools could be a WOMAN

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Dr Hannah Cobb from Manchester University, who co-directed the 2011 excavation project, said: 'People have been fascinated by these boats for a long  time but it is extremely rare to find a burial site intact, so it is of international importance.

'The artefacts and preservation  also make this one of the most important Norse graves ever excavated in Britain.'

Period8 Feb 2017

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  • TitleRevealed: VIP Viking warrior found buried on the Scottish coast with a wealth of tools could be a WOMAN
    Media name/outletMail Online
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date8/02/17
    DescriptionDr Hannah Cobb from Manchester University, who co-directed the 2011 excavation project, said: 'People have been fascinated by these boats for a long time but it is extremely rare to find a burial site intact, so it is of international importance.

    'The artefacts and preservation also make this one of the most important Norse graves ever excavated in Britain.'
    URLwww.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4203586/1-000-year-old-Viking-warrior-weapons-war.html
    PersonsHannah Cobb
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  • archaeology
  • Vikings