Digital reconstruction of a norse pagan temple

In 2020 during a archeological excavation in Ørsta in western Norway the remains of a structure was found that the experts interpret as a pagan temple. The video shows the location and a digital reconstruction of how it might have looked. Links with more info below. “The University Museum of Bergen have undertaken archaeological excavations at Ose farm in Ørsta municipality, Western Norway. A large area has been opened, revealing traces of Iron Age settlement. Of particular interest are several longhouses from the Late Iron Age and Early Middle Ages. The most spectacular find from the excavation however is a building, situated at the western end of the site. The building is 14 meters long and 7 meters wide. It is supported by sturdy wall posts, showing a bow walled structure with rounded end. The interior of the building lacks the typical double rows of roof-supporting posts in its construction, commonly observed in the contemporary three-aisled longhouses. Instead, the inner cent
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