Almost 6,000 artefacts and a Viking chieftain’s grave have been discovered
One of the http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=2883 trading centres has been discovered in Ireland.
The settlement at Woodstown in County Waterford is estimated to be about 1,200 years old.
It was discovered during archaeological excavations for a road by-pass for http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=3836.
The Irish government said the settlement was one of the most important early http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=344 trading centres discovered in the country.
Archaeologists from Ireland’s museum and monuments service, said it was of international significance and showed the community was wealthy and sought to remain at Woodstown permanently.Almost 6,000 artefacts and a http://www.wvwnews.net/story.php?id=375’s grave have been discovered at the site, which was established by the year 860. The grave contains a sword, shield and silver mark.
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