考古学家发现了苏格兰偏远岛屿上的维京酒馆

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Viking drinking hall on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago.

考古学家在苏格兰奥克尼群岛的一个偏远岛屿上发现了一个古老的维京人酒馆。

The large Norse Hall was uncovered at Westness on the island of Rousay. Dating to sometime between the 10th and 12th centuries, the hall was discovered below the more recent Skaill farmstead, according to the University of the Highlands and Islands Archaeology Institute.

这座巨大的挪威大厅是在鲁赛岛的韦斯特尼斯发现的。据苏格兰高地和岛屿考古学院称，这座大厅的历史可以追溯到10世纪到12世纪之间，是在最近的斯卡伊尔农场下面发现的。

The building appears to be more than 42 feet long. Its sturdy 3-foot stone walls are about 18 feet apart. Items discovered during the excavation include soapstone from the Shetland Islands, pottery and a bone spindle whorl.

这座建筑物似乎有42英尺长。它坚固的3英尺高的石墙相距约18英尺。挖掘过程中发现的物品包括来自设得兰群岛的肥皂石、陶器和骨纺锤螺纹。

The name of the site offers a clue as to its history, according to archaeologists.

考古学家称，该遗址的名字为了解其历史提供了线索。

“The name Skaill suggests the site was home to a Norse hall or drinking hall and was a high-status site,” explains the UHI Archaeology Institute in a statement.

UHI考古研究所在一份声明中解释说:“斯卡伊尔的名字表明，这个遗址曾是挪威语大厅或饮酒大厅的所在地，是一个地位很高的遗址。”

The excavation is part of the project Landscapes of Change — Archaeologies of the Rousay Clearances and Westness Estate.

此次发掘是鲁赛Clearances和Westness Estate项目变化考古学景观的一部分。

Although the site is only partly uncovered, archaeologists have already noticed parallels with Norse Halls in other parts of Orkney and mainland Scotland.

尽管该遗址只是部分被发现，考古学家们已经注意到，它与奥克尼和苏格兰大陆其他地区的北欧会堂有相似之处。

Westness is also mentioned in a Viking saga as the home of the chieftain Sigurd.

在维京人的传说中，西格尔德酋长的家也提到了韦斯特尼斯。

“The exciting news this season is that we have now found the hall at Skaill, as the place name suggests,” said project co-director Dan Lee in the statement. “You never know, but perhaps Earl Sigurd himself sat on one of the stone benches inside the hall and drank a flagon of ale!”

“这一季令人兴奋的消息是，我们现在已经在Skaill找到了这个大厅，正如它的名字所暗示的那样，”该项目的联合主管Dan Lee在声明中说。“你永远不知道，但也许西格尔德伯爵自己坐在大厅里的一条石凳上，喝了一壶啤酒!”