What is hidden in the Gjellestad ship? Hear, see and read about the latest finds, the latest interpretations and other, exciting updates from the excavation.
Latest news
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Preservation in the Field
Sep. 19, 2020 10:28 AM
How to we take care of things we uncover?
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Drones and Documentaries
Sep. 16, 2020 2:05 PM
We have brand new photos of the ship's outline!
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Ship Disturbances
Sep. 14, 2020 1:28 PM
Have there been other people inside the burial before us?
Press
Press releases, photos and contact.
Visit the excavation
For any and all public and visitor inquiries, contact our dissemination coordinator Margrethe K. H. Havgar (phone: 94109987)
What kind of place was Gjellestad?
The area where the Gjellestad ship was found is rich in discoveries from many different times, and there has been activity here all the way back until around 1500 BC.
What we know about the ship so far
Archaeologists can now safely say that the Gjellestad ship is from the Viking Age, and they have also circled in the area the ship was built.
Modern archaeological methods
A hundred years ago, shovels and brushes were archaeologists' best tools. Since then amazing steps have been made within both archaeological methods and other helpful sciences.
Gjellestad Story
Join us on an interactive journey through a digitally reconstructed Gjellestad and experience what the archaeologists have found.
Viking Ships
Viking ships are one of the most important symbols of the Viking Age. They once sailed the seas and rivers, bringing people and countries closer together.
The other ship excavations
The Oseberg ship
Oseberg ship was richly decorated and equipped with lavish burial gifts to the two women aboard.
The Tune ship
The Tune ship was the first Viking ship to be excavated in Norway.
The Gokstad ship
On the farm Gokstad in Sandefjord municipality there was a large burial mound called Kongshaugen, and it was said that there was treasures in it.