Unexpected Find: 8-Year-Old Discovers 900-Year-Old Viking Artifact on Swedish Beach

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While walking down to the beach on a family holiday

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Lying on the ground in front of him was a strange-looking block of metal...

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The family contacted a relative who works as an archaeologist to ask what the strange-looking object was

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The object was carved into the shape of an animal's head and intricately decorated, so the family called the local administrative board

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"Both buckles are made of bronze and belong to costumes from the late Iron Age or early Viking Age",

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Unexpected Find: 8-Year-Old Discovers 900-Year-Old Viking Artifact on Swedish Beach

Unexpected Find: 8-Year-Old Discovers 900-Year-Old Viking Artifact on Swedish Beach

While walking down to the beach on a family holiday

While walking down to the beach on a family holiday

8-year-old Bruno Tillema made an amazing discovery

8-year-old Bruno Tillema made an amazing discovery

Lying on the ground in front of him was a strange-looking block of metal...

Lying on the ground in front of him was a strange-looking block of metal...

...that turned out to be an ancient Viking belt dating back to AD 800 to 1100

...that turned out to be an ancient Viking belt dating back to AD 800 to 1100

The family contacted a relative who works as an archaeologist to ask what the strange-looking object was

The family contacted a relative who works as an archaeologist to ask what the strange-looking object was

The object was carved into the shape of an animal's head and intricately decorated, so the family called the local administrative board

The object was carved into the shape of an animal's head and intricately decorated, so the family called the local administrative board

The object was carved into the shape of an animal's head and intricately decorated, so the family called the local administrative board

The object was carved into the shape of an animal's head and intricately decorated, so the family called the local administrative board

Länsstyrelsen, which sent out 3 archaeologists to investigate the site

Länsstyrelsen, which sent out 3 archaeologists to investigate the site

"Both buckles are made of bronze and belong to costumes from the late Iron Age or early Viking Age",

"Both buckles are made of bronze and belong to costumes from the late Iron Age or early Viking Age",

Therese Lindström, cultural environment manager at the County Administrative Board in Gotland County said in a statement

Therese Lindström, cultural environment manager at the County Administrative Board in Gotland County said in a statement

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