Chronicle (1966)
Human Sacrifice
1968 • E16 Nov 16, 1968 25m
This summer, Norwegian archaeologists excavating in Orkney came upon the grave of a Viking Chieftain. Among its miraculously well-preserved contents were a small pile of female bones, the first indisputable evidence ever found for Viking human sacrifice. Chronicle cameras recorded from start to finish the delicate process which threw this dramatic new light on life in the Orkneys a thousand years ago.