During a road construction in central Norway, three old morgues used for funerals were found. This was reported by Arkeonews.
The buildings date back to 500-950 AD and are adjacent to a pre-Christian cemetery discovered in 1996. They were probably not used for burial, but as a place where the dead could “rest” before burial. The absence of bodies in the morgues suggests this. Twelve similar buildings have been found in Norway and one in Sweden.
The houses had doors and the walls were so low that those who entered had to crouch to enter the building. Judging by the soil at the entrance to the house, people often visited their dead. Archaeologists have found many artifacts in the buildings, including nails, arrows and pieces of bone.
Funeral houses that resemble ordinary houses may reflect the belief that the dead “live” in their graves. Similar customs of the Norwegians are described by an Arab traveler and writer of the first half of the 10th century.
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Source: Gazeta
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