Mysterious scallop shells (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Mysterious scallop shells

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The woman from the Viking Age had two scallop shells placed by her mouth. No one knows why. 

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Photo: Ellen Grav, NTNU University Museum

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