What's the first Viking object you can think of? A Viking battle axe or a longship? Did you know that thousands more stone, metal, pottery, bone and wooden objects have been found from this time in human history? All of these objects can tell us a lot about the Vikings. We know about the animals they farmed, the the tools and weapons they used and we know about their everyday life and culture from the remains of the buildings they lived in. All over Britain, Viking artefacts have been Found!. Uncover the stories of thirteen incredible finds, what they can tell us about life back then and how they might relate to your life today.Found! is a series of six books that span British archaeological finds from the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages, Roman Britain, the Viking Age and the Anglo Saxons. Ideal for readers aged 9+ studying history topics at Key Stage 2.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Found Series .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Moira Butterfield is an experienced children's non-fiction author, with more than 100 books to her credit.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Attack!: The Lindisfarne Priory Stone
• 1: Battling Boatmen: Ardnamurchan ship grave
• 1: Here to stay: Repton Great Army
• 1: Enemies of the Vikings: The Weymouth massacre
• 1: On the farm: Jarlshof
• 1: Busy at work: Yorvik Coppergate
• 1: Fashion Viking style: Yorvik clothing
• 1: A Viking wise woman: The Lady of Peel
• 1: A Viking parliament: Tynwald Hill
• 1: Hidden treasure: Silverdale Hoard
• 1: Reading the runes: Maeshowe Runes
• 1: Viking poetry pictures: Gosforth cross
• 1: A new god: Horn of Ulf
• 1: Glossary, Timeline and further information
• 1: Index