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Excavated workshops give clues to life in a Viking camp
Published: 16:37
Wednesday 22 November 2017
Archaeologists have unearthed workshops from a Viking camp dating to a winter in the 870s.
The new discoveries were located at a campsite in the small village of Repton, Derbyshire, which has been known about since the 1970s.
Techniques including ground penetrating radar were used to reveal evidence for workshops and ship repairs over a much larger area.
A team from the University of Bristol also discovered structures, dating from the winter of 873-874, such as paths and possible temporary buildings.
Read more at: http://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/regional/excavated-workshops-give-clues-to-life-in-a-viking-camp-1-8255807