The archeological excavations in Salme, soon to be completed, have yielded evidence that the ship that had been buried with 35 warriors and nobles had a keel, which in turn leads to the conclusion that it used sails. This represents the earliest known use of sails on a vessel in the Baltic Sea region. ‘One piece of new information that we have been anticipating since winter was still to be found – namely, confirmation of whether it was...
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