Stairway to the past - entrance to Vikingemuseet Århus Denmark
subject: Excavation sites
description: Entrance to Vikingemuseet, underneath Nordea bank in centre of Århus, Denmark. A three-metre descent by stairs into original Viking Aros (Århus) town - as you walk down past the original layers of earth, stone and human debris, years on the steps mark the passage of time. Exhibit: both replicas and original artefacts found at the site. Some replicas because open exhibit, no/little security. Guided tours possible but otherwise no personnel on site. Free entry to public during bank's opening hours. www.vikingemuseet.dk
creator: Ciara Ní Riain
source: Vikingemuseet, Århus, Denmark
publisher: The World-Tree Project
date: Aros (Århus) in Harald Blåtand's time circa 980. Major archaeological discoveries on site: 1964. Exhibition refurbished, extended 2008. Photographs: 2016.
contributor: Ciara Ní Riain
rights: Photo credits: Ciara Ní Riain
relation: www.vikingemuseet.dk
relation: www. moesgaardmuseum.dk
format: jpg
type: Still Image
coverage: Modern
coverage: Denmark