Historical artefacts revealing how the Vikings celebrated and commemorated their dead have gone on display in York.
Sarah Maltby, director of attractions at Jorvik with a skeleton at Valhalla [Credit: The Press]
The
Valhalla exhibition displaying artefacts from excavations in York and
the Isle of Man has opened thanks to York Archaeological Trust.
The exhibition, which is the result of collaboration with York Minster and Manx National Heritage, brings together burial findings and the latest archaeological research techniques to examine.
It includes two Viking-age skeletons from the Hungate excavation in York, which have been the subject of pathological research from York Osteoarchaeology in a bid to uncover more about who they were.
Visitors can also see a replica of Thorwald's Cross, which is thought to depict the transition from the Viking's pagan belief system to Christianity.
The exhibition, which is the result of collaboration with York Minster and Manx National Heritage, brings together burial findings and the latest archaeological research techniques to examine.
It includes two Viking-age skeletons from the Hungate excavation in York, which have been the subject of pathological research from York Osteoarchaeology in a bid to uncover more about who they were.
Visitors can also see a replica of Thorwald's Cross, which is thought to depict the transition from the Viking's pagan belief system to Christianity.
