From the BBC: Treasure found in Viking market.
Posted on February 1, 2005 10:50 PM. Filed under: history & archaeology.Archaeologists believe what they originally thought was a Viking burial ground in Cumbria, may actually have been a 10th Century market.
Excited experts unearthed a wealth of treasures at the site, near Barrow.
They were particularly impressed with a merchant's weight, which is the size of a finger and shows a dragon design with two figures. [continue]