Archaeologists from the Stockholm Shipwreck Museum hope to secure funding for further research and excavation of the ...

Their five-year study—the first Viking ship grave excavation of its size in more than 100 years—not only provides an unprecedented treasure trove of information on the ships and burials of the ...

A drainage ditch near the grave also contributed to the rapid decay of the wooden vessel, and if the excavation yielded ...

This type of construction is known as clinker or lapstrake ... rather than cutting through it, like Viking ships and modern ships. Other European ships also tended to be tall, with superstructures ...

When discovered, they were thought to be Viking ships ... Carvel construction allowed for the construction of larger and stronger ships, and may have been inspired by the introduction of cannons ...