Timber fragments and rivets of vessel,and deceased's sword and shield, unearthed undisturbed on Ardnamurchan peninsulaA Viking ship, and which for 1000 years has held the body of a chieftain,with his shield on his chest and his sword and spear by his side, has been excavated on a remote Scottish peninsula – the first undisturbed Viking ship burial found on the British mainland.
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Source: theguardian.com