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Archaeologist Norway’s capital It unearthed thousands of leather artifacts that offer rare glimpses of Oslo’s past and the fashions of its medieval inhabitants.
The findings were recently published by the Norwegian Maritime Museum. Not only museum experts, but others at the Norwegian Institute of Cultural Heritage also conducted excavations in the port district of Bjorbika last winter and spring.
Bjørvika was originally underwater during the medieval period, but over the centuries the landfill gradually transformed into arid land.
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Researchers hoped Some historical discoveries Before their work – however, they did not know to find thousands of leather artifacts in such a relatively small area.
Archaeologist Marja-Liisa P. Grue With the Maritime Museum told Fox News Digital that it had discovered 2,900 objects, including 2,700 leather.
Oslo archaeologists have discovered 2,700 medieval leather, including shoes, wallets and sword sheaths. (Kirstine Møller Gray, Norwegian Maritime Museum)
“This is added to about 3,000 bones, which are food waste,” she said.
“From some of the layers we investigated, we were constantly picking bones and leather debris.”
Historic leather is a rare gem. The material will corrode quickly. Artifacts survived for centuries. Oslo city centre, The expert said.
“After the leather objects reached the seabed, they were covered pretty quickly and lay in a wet, oxygen-deficient mass for hundreds of years,” Grue said.
Researchers were surprised by the amount of leather revealed in a relatively small field of drilling. (Kirstine Møller Gray, Norwegian Maritime Museum)
“These conditions are suitable for preserving organic materials like leather. They limit rot. The result is a very well preserved leather object, with clear traces of decoration, extensive repairs, and more.”
The discoveries lasted a huge period.
The top layer is held Leather products It has been from the 1900s, but instead of discovering traces like nearby excavations from the 1800s, 1700s and 1600s, archaeologists flew straight into the Middle Ages from the late 19th century.
“In today’s excavation area, layers can be tracked until the second half of the 19th century. [artifacts] “Typical dates were dated from the 13th to the 15th centuries,” added Grue.
“The investigation is now underway [to determine] Why we seem to miss about 400 years of history in the area we know [was] It is used to climb nearby rivers, at least until the first part of the 19th century. ”
“The cute story is the shoes of a little child. You can see small shoes made in the same style as adults.”
Grue said that Oslo conditions allowed them to maintain a significant amount of leather.
“It’s not so rare to find well-preserved leather, especially due to the storage conditions of organic materials, close to the old port areas of the city,” she said.
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“Even so, the amount of leather objects compared to the size of the field is greater than expected.”
In contrast, nearby fields tend to produce most ceramics, with much less numbers.
Bjørvika’s discoveries include decorated footwear and bags, providing new clues about Oslo’s medieval fashion. (Kirstine Møller Gray, Norwegian Maritime Museum)
“The object appears to have been transported to a place we found nearby the Alneerba River,” Grue said. “[They were] It is mainly made from materials that often float, such as leather, bones and wood. ”
Grue’s discovery appears to have belonged to the upper class medieval Osloan. Items included decorated shoes, wallet, sword sheath and blade.
Also, medieval clothes didn’t have pockets, so I found the bag I needed.
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“This helps to shed light on Fashion in the city She said at the time. “However, what’s even more interesting is the everyday material that sheds light on everyday people and their habits.”
“The material of the shoes shows a society that appears to have not been thrown away before it was used,” he said. The item was repaired and repaired again [the parts] Reuse is still available. ”
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Of all the shoes found, 68 belonged to the child. The small shoes and boots offer an unusual glimpse of medieval childhood.
The shoes of the children, resurrected for their younger siblings, show how medieval families reused items of clothing until they were dressed. (Kirstine Møller Gray, Norwegian Maritime Museum)
“The cute story is a small child’s shoe, up to the size of a one-year-old child. There, you can see small shoes made in the same style as adults, and the shoes are attached to use as new children as possible,” Grue said.
Leather follows other clothing-related discoveries in Scandinavia. Viking’s grave In Sweden.
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When inspecting the tomb, archaeologists discovered that there was “a remnant of fiber that is likely from the clothing.”
