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From the Norwegian news site called News In English: Viking ship mounds proposed as new World Heritage sites.

Norway’s Directorate of Cultural Heritage (Riksantikvaren) announced on Monday that it is recommending seven burial mounds around the country for inclusion as Unesco World Heritage sites. All are confirmed as containing the remains of Viking ships.

The directorate delivered its recommendation to the government ministry in charge of climate and the environment on Monday. It’s hoping that Norway’s Viking heritage can become the country’s latest inclusion on the World Heritage list.

“The ship burial mounds in Norway are unparalleled in the world,” said Hanna Geiran, who leads the directorate charged with taking care of Norway’s cultural heritage. “The seven we have chosen are the most important from the Viking Age in Norway.”

One of the photos published with this article shows an excavation site, and houses nearby. Can you imagine what it would be like to have a Viking ship excavation site so near to your house?

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From archaeologymag.com: 1,500-year-old reindeer hunting system emerges from melting ice in Norway.

A team of archaeologists working high on the Aurlandsfjellet mountain plateau in Vestland County, Norway, has made a fantastic discovery: a remarkably well-preserved 1,500-year-old reindeer trapping system revealed by retreating ice. The discovery, led by Vestland County Council and the University Museum of Bergen, is being hailed as one of Norway’s most significant archaeological finds of 2025. [continue]

There are photos, and details. Archaeology Magazine is fabulous.