Archaeologists Find Viking-Era Ship

Norwegian officials say they have found a ship buried in the ground west of Oslo that they think dates to the Viking era. The ship was found using geo-radar, the AP reports. Archaeologists say they have no immediate plans to unearth it, but they will use non-invasive methods to find out more about the ship. Vestfold county spokesman Terje Gansum said Monday the ship burial—in which a vessel is used as a container for the dead—was found in the Borre burial mounds, considered one of Norway's most important cultural heritage sites. The find is next to a museum promoting the area's Viking heritage. The Viking era was approximately 793-1066. (Passengers on a modern-day Viking ship of sorts had to be evacuated.)