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Archaeologists unearth more than 50 Viking skeletons at huge burial site
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists in Denmark have unearthed more than 50 “exceptionally well preserved” skeletons in a large Viking-era burial ground in the east of the country. A team from Museum Odense have spent the last six months excavating the Åsum site, which covers about 21,500 square feet and is thought to date back to the 9th and 10th centuries. The skeletons were buried alongside artifacts from far beyond Denmark’s borders, suggesting Vikings traveled extensively for trade, according to the team from the museum. Michael Borre Lundø, archaeologist and curator at the museum, told CNN that it is incredibly rare to find Viking remains in such a good state of prese

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