A stone-lined depression (IMAGE)

Stockholm University

A stone-lined depression

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The site found consisted of a stone-lined depression in the Viking Age shore zone with a wooden boat slip at the bottom. The finds at the site consist of large quantities of both unused and used boat rivets, whetstones made from slate and woodworking tools.

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Paul Parker/Stockholm University

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