1,200 yr old Viking trade center
Archaeologists have discovered one of the Vikings` most important trading centres in Ireland, which is estimated to be 1,200 years old.
According to a report, a total of 6,000 artefacts and a Viking chieftain`s grave has been discovered at the site, which is located at Woodstown in County Waterford.
It was discovered during archaeological excavations for a road by-pass for Waterford city, which was founded by the Vikings.