Archaeologists unearth remains of 1,300-year-old ship at Norwegian burial mound suggesting maritime exploration dates back further than previously thought

• Researchers unearthed the remains of a pre-Viking age ship at a Norwegian burial mound.
• The ship burial likely dates back 1,300 years to 700 AD, media outlets reported.
• The discovery suggests maritime exploration may have begun in Scandinavia earlier than previously thought.

Norwegian archeologists uncovered the remnants of a centuries-old pre-Viking-era ship burial that indicates maritime exploration may have begun in Scandinavia earlier than previously believed.