[MR] Viking ship buried beneath pub then parking lot

[Sharon Gordon]

>The vessel is believed to lie beneath 6ft to 10ft (2m to 3m) of clay by the
Railway Inn in Meols, Wirral, where Vikings are known to have settled.

>Although we still don't know what sort of vessel it is, it's very old for
sure and its Nordic clinker design, position and location suggests it may be
a transport vessel from the Viking settlement period if

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/6986986.stm

>Professor Stephen Harding, of the University of Nottingham, is now seeking
funds to pay for an excavation.

***Is the SCA allowed to fundraise for archeological digs or would it need
to be done privately?

Sharon
gordonse at one.net