Tree "Mummies" Found, Traced Back to Viking Era
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 18:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Remarkably well-preserved pines that lived during Viking times have been discovered near a fjord in southwestern Norway, scientists say.
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