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The burial site for the Viking king whose name inspired that of modern Bluetooth wireless technology has likely been uncovered in the Polish village of Wiejkowo, potentially putting to bed a centuries-old mystery. Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson ruled over Denmark and Norway during the 10th century.
Researchers say they were able to locate the burial site, which is beneath the Roman Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the use of satellite remote sensing tools. Speaking with The First News, lead researcher Marek Kryda said:
“The death and possible burial site of the Danish king Harald Gormsson Bluetooth was until now one of history’s most enduring mysteries. The space-based reconnaissance allowed us to look at large swaths of landscape and find archaeological disturbances within the land, some as small as 12 inches [30.5 centimeters] long.
“In a discipline where discovery was traditionally confined to a two-meter-square excavation, 21st-century technology satellite imagery has helped to make a breakthrough discovery of the possible burial mound of Harald Bluetooth.”
Researchers say they were able to locate the burial site, which is beneath the Roman Catholic Church of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through the use of satellite remote sensing tools. Speaking with The First News, lead researcher Marek Kryda said:
“The death and possible burial site of the Danish king Harald Gormsson Bluetooth was until now one of history’s most enduring mysteries. The space-based reconnaissance allowed us to look at large swaths of landscape and find archaeological disturbances within the land, some as small as 12 inches [30.5 centimeters] long.
“In a discipline where discovery was traditionally confined to a two-meter-square excavation, 21st-century technology satellite imagery has helped to make a breakthrough discovery of the possible burial mound of Harald Bluetooth.”
