In Norway found the pot in which the Scandinavians were buried people

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In Norway found the ancient Roman pot of bronze, which was extremely valuable to the Scandinavians.

In Central Norway, archaeologists found a Roman pot of bronze, which the Scandinavians used it as a burial urn. Scientists think that there may be human remains.

The Scandinavians are different from other European peoples unusual culture of burial of people. Besides that Northern residents have been popular to bury the honorary citizens with the animals, respectable Scandinavian warriors always sent to another world in a boat, reports the online edition of the Chronicle.info with reference to NV.

Recently in Norway, archaeologists have discovered another ritual artifact. According to the research group of scientists from the Museum of the Norwegian University of science and technology, in the South of the province of Trøndelag, in Central Norway, found a pot of Roman bronze, which was an extremely popular household item in Europe at that time.

Find Dating 150-300 years BC, and found her under a huge stone with metal. The scientists say that even one such item, found in my career is a stroke of luck for archaeologists.

In some European countries, the bowler was called “boiler”, probably because cooked food in it. But, as a result of trade and exchange of valuable things this thing came to the Scandinavians, the local decided to use it as a burial urn.

Imported things, like the Roman bronze or glass jars in the Northern peoples, so they were available only for the “elite” of society. Archaeologists say that the country found about 50 of these pots.

The researchers also believe that the pot was used before, before you put him in the grave with the human ashes. Despite the fact that pot was found in a bad condition, because it was flattened by the pressure of the stones from above, scientists hope to find there biological materials like strands of hair or remains of bones.

“We haven’t reached the bottom of the grave, so we can make new discoveries more ancient things. It would be very interesting because we know so little about the burial customs of those times,” — said the head of excavations Mo Henriksen.

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