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Why did the Vikings set sail for silver?

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Digging for Meaning: Research from the Oxford School of Archaeology
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While we often think of the Vikings pillaging across the West, this was only a small part of their world and lives. Dr Jane Kershaw discusses how the Viking draw for silver lead to interactions from the Middle East all across the European continent.
Dr Kershaw discusses the application of isotope science to this silver, and how this can unpick the story of where the silver is coming from and why the Vikings set sail for it?

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Digging for Meaning: Research from the Oxford School of Archaeology
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Jane Kershew
Keywords
archaeology
Viking
silver
isotope
isotopes
lead
dirhams
hack-silver
hoard
england
scandinavia
middle east
Yorkshire
Department: School of Archaeology
Date Added: 14/05/2021
Duration: 00:17:17

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