By Vania Raebel | October 9, 2019
Viking Gear
Among the most interesting icy finds on this list are these traces of Viking life. Scientists found a range of Viking gear within the glaciers of Juvfonna, Norway. Their inventory includes bows and arrows, sticks, the leather parts of shoes, and apparel and goods made from reindeer parts.
These materials are believed to be around 3,400 years old. Among all the amazing finds, the scientists were most fascinated by the Vikings’ reindeer traps. These contraptions were made of bound sticks that would be shaken in order to make noise. The resultant noise (oddly enough) attracted reindeer and the Vikings would expertly employ their rattles to herd the reindeer into a small group, after which they were easy to capture. That’s one trick I’d love to see replicated!
