Viking queen exhumed to solve mystery


	Viking queen exhumed to solve mystery

Hengest

9-10-2007 2:24 PM

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9-12-2007 12:22 AM

neochonetes

Leaving the 2007 coin behind was an excellent idea. Very cool!

10-8-2007 11:01 AM

Jorjor

And future archaeologists will go crazy.

10-8-2007 1:12 PM

bignosemousie

And future archaeologists will go crazy.

Haha. "They were time travelers!"

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                        SLAGEN, Norway (Reuters) - 
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of a Viking queen on Monday, hoping to solve a riddle about
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any Viking skeletons that have been analyzed as we plan to do,"
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