A recent research has managed to discover precise time anchors indicating the arrival of trade flows from the Middle East in Viking-Age Scandinavia. Study The study, published last week in the journal Nature, was led by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Center for Urban Network Development at Aarhus University, in collaboration with the Museum of Southwest Jutland for the Northern Emporium Project. The study has made a path-breaking discovery by applying new astronomical insights about the Sun’s past activity to establish a precise time anchor for the cosmic link in 775 CE. For their study, the team conducted an extensive excavation in a Viking-era Scandinavian major trading town called Ribe. Excavations and the following research were able to pinpoint the exact date of the arrival of items from different parts of the world to the market in Ribe.
The team of scientists was able to trace the beginning of a vast network of Viking-era trade links with regions such as Frankish Western Europe, North Atlantic Norway and the Middle East. With the help of the new carbon-dating technique, the researchers were able to determine a chronology for these events by applying the latest radiocarbon dating technology.
Lead author Bente Philipson said in a statement, “The applicability of radiocarbon dating has so far been limited due to the wide age range of this method. Recently, however, it has been discovered that solar particle events, also known as Miyake events They are known to cause sharp spikes in atmospheric radiocarbons for a year. The Miyake events are named after Japanese researcher Fusa Miyake, who first identified them in 2012, Philipson said. It also noted that when these events are identified in detailed records such as those found in tree rings or archaeological sequences, they help researchers significantly reduce the margin of uncertainty.
Soren Sindhbek, who was also part of the research team, said in a statement that with the help of this technique, the scientists found that the expansion of the Afro-Eurasian trade network could be highlighted by the large arrival of Middle Eastern pearls in Ribe. It is dated to an accuracy of 790 ± 10 CE which also coincides with the beginning of the Viking Age.
The latest findings also challenge one of the most widely accepted explanations for maritime expansion in the Viking Age, that Scandinavian seafaring began in response to increased trade with the Middle East through Russia. The research highlights that maritime networks and long-distance trade were formed decades before these sea routes were further expanded due to encouragement from the Middle East.
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