A pirate toolbox 1000 discovered in Denmark was opened for the first time in 0,000 years, revealing an unusual set of iron hand tools. According to archaeologists, these tools may be used to make pirate ships and houses. This summer, it was discovered in a mysterious circular fortress on Borgelin Island, New Zealand, which was first reported by Nordic science. It is believed that the famous 10 century Danish king Harald Bluetooth ordered the construction of this fortress.
So far, archaeologists have found at least 14 iron tools in a clay deposit excavated from the gatehouse building of the castle. The researchers said that only traces of the wooden box where these tools were once stored were left. [See photo of Viking tools found in Danish fortress]
Iron is very valuable in Viking Denmark. Researchers believe that these tools once belonged to a craftsman who occupied a studio in the concierge department until it collapsed at the end of 10.
Archaeologists are still studying these rusty objects, but they have found some complicated hand tools and other metal objects, including a set of "spoon drills" for drilling holes in wood; Something that looks like a pair of tweezers or small pliers; "Tinker nails" used to fix boards together; Four elaborate chain links are connected to an iron ring; There is also a wire drawing board, which is used to make metal wires that may be used for jewelry.
Nannaholm, the archaeologist in charge of excavating the Bogeling Round Castle and the director of the Danish Castle Center in Wardingburg, said that this was the first time that a complete set of tools had been found in the Viking workplace.
Homer told Life Science that this was "not an ordinary discovery". Not many tools were found in Scandinavia, but other tools found before that were thrown into the swamp and left to the gods.
The newly discovered tools are special because they were found in the place where craftsmen work. That's why we are so excited to see what's inside, because we can see what a person uses in this particular place, Holmes added.
The storage room of Viking iron tools was first discovered by amateur archaeologists using metal detectors near the east gate of Bogeling underground fortress.
This discovery inspired Holm's archaeological team, who excavated the East Room in August, where they removed all the tools one by one-a delicate process that took two days.
The next step is to transport the dirt, rust and iron to the local hospital, where they are scanned with CT equipment that doctors usually use to examine the internal organs of patients. [Photo:/kloc-Viking Tomb Unearthed in Denmark in the 0/0 century]
CT scan shows that at least 14 iron tools are arranged accurately. These iron tools are excavated from the toolbox and used for personal X-ray research and preservation. Homer said that these iron tools will be exhibited in the exhibition next year.
All researchers say that many of these tools have been seriously corroded, but most of the original iron still exists, and even more tools may be hidden in rust. "There are at least 65,438+04 kinds of tools, but I think from the new X-rays we have made, there are now 65,438+06 kinds," Homer said.
She said that the contents of the toolbox provided a rare glimpse of Viking's late working life.
"They can be used in different processes," Homer said. We have some spoon drills, which can drill holes in wood and can be used to build ships or houses.
There are a series of small holes of different sizes on the iron wire drawing board, which are used to make soft metal wires. The researcher said you succeeded. She explained: "al goes through every hole and makes it smaller and thinner.
Holm said that the Bluetooth toolbox is an important early discovery for archaeologists, and they will dig further in Bogeling every summer for the next three years. [Guild Wars: Seven Secrets of Viking Culture]
She added that the remains of houses and human graves have also been found in other Viking round castles, but this toolbox is the first direct evidence of human habitation in Bogeling.
"So far, we haven't found any houses, but now we have evidence that there are people here-so Holmes said," I hope we can find their houses next year.
Archaeologists believe that Borglin's circular fortress and four other similar fortresses were built around 980 AD by Danish King harald Bluetooth, who introduced Christianity to Denmark and parts of Sweden and Norway as military outposts for his rule.
The origin of the king's strange surname is uncertain, but he succeeded in uniting the unruly pirate tribes into a single kingdom, which inspired the name of Bluetooth wireless technology today. According to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), which is responsible for the development of Bluetooth technology,
Borgring has been on the map since17th century, but Homer said that this website was not considered as one of Bluetooth's Viking ring fortress networks until recently.
"This is the first round fortress that we will study with all new archaeological methods in 60 years. Today we can do more things with science, "she said, which is completely different from what we did in Denmark, so it is very special. I hope we can know more about what happened here and the purpose of the fortress.
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect that these findings were first reported by ScienceNordic.
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