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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 2000
Page
21
Archaeologists report Viking era discoveries including two women skeletons three sleds a huge bed a cart and food. The finds come from burial sites linked to Scandinavia and Norse exploration across Iceland Greenland England France Ireland and North America.
The article notes that today’s horse gear resembles Viking equipment. It describes horses pulling wagons carrying riders and plowing fields, while Vikings skated on frozen surfaces using leather straps to bind skates made from cattle and horse bones to their feet.
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