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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Tree "Mummies" Found, Traced Back to Viking Era


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"Mummified" trees—remarkably preserved, but not petrified, for centuries—that date back to the time of the Vikings have been found in a Norwegian forest, scientists announced in October 2009.

This tree "mummy" being examined by a researcher lived from 1334 to 1513.

Photograph courtesy Terje Thun, NTNU Museum of Natural History and Archaology